Teaching History Conference (TCON)
Sponsored by: North Central Texas College, the North Texas Community College Consortium, Texas Woman's University, and the University of North Texas
New Approaches to Old Topics: Anarchists and Assassins
Announcing
The Teaching History Conference (TCON) 2019
Sponsored by North Central Texas College, the North Texas Community College Consortium, Texas Woman's University, and the University of North Texas
Conference Theme
The overall theme for the conference, “Assassins and Anarchists,” offers an opportunity to explore social and political turmoil from a broad perspective. While the presentations all focus on specific incidents, the topics share a leitmotif of violence in transitional times, often when insecurity and fear have put established structures under severe pressure. Some conference speakers will lead participants to a better understanding of the causes and consequences of some of history’s most significant assassinations, such as the deaths of Abraham Lincoln, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, John F. Kennedy, Anwar el-Sadat and Yitzhak Rabin. Other presenters will consider more generalized violent upheavals, such as the pre-Revolutionary War vigilante activities of the Sons of Liberty, the Great Hanging in Gainesville, Texas, the terror of lynching in 19th and 20th century America, and the chaos of the Mexican Revolution.
Conference Format
The conference will be a one-day event that will provide local middle and high school school teachers, college faculty and students with an opportunity to interact with respected scholars, hear stimulating speakers, learn about local museum collections and exchange information and best practices with colleagues. Middle and high school teachers will receive Continuing Education Certificates.
The conference program offers sessions in Texas, U.S., and World History. There will be six breakout sessions in the morning, a luncheon with a Keynote speaker, and three breakout sessions in the afternoon.
One of the morning sessions will be a presentation by curators of The Sixth Floor Museum focusing on accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Additionally, there will be display tables and information about permanent holdings at museums in the north Texas region that relate to the theme of the conference.
Conference Registration
Early Registration (through September 13, 2019)
$45 (includes continental breakfast and luncheon)
Parking Permit (purchased through September 13, 2019)
$2.50 per vehicle
Late Registration (after September 13, 2019)
$55 (includes continental breakfast and luncheon)
Parking Permit (purchased after September 13, 2019)
$5.00 per vehicle
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Read the article on the North Central Texas College website about this conference.
Breakout Sessions
08:00am-12:00pm
Museum Displays
Room: Gateway Ballroom
09:00am-10:15am
Lee Harvey Oswald: Alleged Assassin
Presented by: Stephen Fagin | Lindsey Richardson |Room: Room 42
Peacemaking Warriors: Making Historical Sense of the Assassinations of Anwar Sadat and Yitzhak Rabin
Presented by: Nancy Stockdale |Room: Room 47
10:30am-11:45am
Teaching the Revolution from a Loyalist's Point of View: Mobs, Insurgents, and Sons of Anarchy
Presented by: Jacob Blosser |Room: Room 43
12:00pm-1:30pm
A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
Presented by: Geoffrey Wawro |Room: Gateway Ballroom
1:45pm-3:00pm
Smuggling Slaves on the Gulf Coast: How the Lafitte Brothers and Jim Bowie Made a Fortune in Human Flesh
Presented by: Andrew Torget |Room: Room 42