Additional college and graduate programs available:
Williams-Mystic
Spend a semester at Mystic Seaport studying the history, literature, science and policy of the world's oceans.
Paul Cuffe
Memorial Fellowship
Fellowship for the study of minorities in American maritime history.
The Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies
at Mystic Seaport invites your participation in its five-week summer program
"The American Maritime People"
An NEH Summer Institute for College and University Professors
June 25 - July 27, 2012
Overview:
The purpose of "The American Maritime People" NEH Institute at Mystic Seaport is "to provide college teachers...with the opportunity to enhance course offerings by studying the influence of maritime activities on U.S. history and culture." This, the fourth such NEH Institute, will build on the latest research in studies of the sea, which has recently been the focus of increasing scholarly interest. In a series of seminars, "The American Maritime People" will employ interdisciplinary perspectives on American maritime studies, with an emphasis on the most recent social, cultural and ecological approaches.
The campus for the five weeks of study will be Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea. As the largest maritime museum in the nation, Mystic Seaport includes 17 acres of riverfront property, 60 historic buildings, 550 traditional watercraft, 1,000,000 manuscript pieces, and many thousands of artifacts. While the seminar hall will be the focus of the institute, Mystic Seaport and the maritime region of which it is a part will be used to inform further study through tours and exploration.
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