Constitutional Academy: Patriots, Revolution, and Constitutions
Featured Speaker - Patrick Manning, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History, University of Pittsburgh
Oct. 12 - 5:00 - 8:30pm
WSU Vancouver
Agenda
Grant participants enjoyed a lecture and workshop led by Patrick Manning (University of Pittsburgh) on October 12, 2006. Dr. Manning's presentation, Patriots, Revolution, and Constitutions, added to our Constitutional understanding by situating its foundation in a global context. He urged us to consider social movements from around the world in our quest to understand ways in which the US Constitution was both unique and representative of the era.
Presentation Materials:
- Lecture Audio: Patriots, Revolution and Constitutions Presentation (MP3 Format, 36MB, 1 hr 10 min)
- Presentation Slides: Patriots, Revolution and Constitutions 2.5 MB
- Flags Handout
- Exercises on Interactions and Connections
Suggested Reading:
- Browsing Guide and Links
- Patrick Manning, "1789-1792 and 1989-1992. Global Interactions of Social Movements." World History Connected 3, 1 (2005).
- Patrick Manning, "Interactions and Connections: Locating and Managing Historical Complexity." The History Teacher 39, 2 (2006), pp. 1-21.