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as well as numerous smaller books, and playing in American fiction ( the class, race and gender inequality to
monographs and essays on the con- most recent published in 1990), Dr political philosophy. In addition to his
temporary American downtown, the Messenger has taught at UIC since teaching responsibilities at DePaul,
World’s Columbian Exposition of 1976. He recently completed a book which include such courses as Equal
1893, and modernization and Ameri- on Mario Puzo and the meanings of Protection of the Laws, African-
can culture at the turn of the century, The Godfather. He has taught Eng- AmericanPolitical Culture,and Crimi-
and the like. Atomic Spaces , a cul-
tural history of the Manhattan Project, \2 s
America’s atomic bomb program of Washington < · HaliK
World War II,wasawinncrof the1997 Horvtana Nertfc Yerrnenrt : At
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currently a recipient of a Fellowship Texas I: , HlisiiiFfpi Georgia
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• DrChristian Messenger , a Professor mu ·: Mapofthetour
in the English Department, is asuper-
visingfaculty member with a speciali-
zation in the areasof American litera- lish as a second language in the Peace nal Justice, Dr Howard iscompleting
ture popular culture. The author of Corps in Ethiopia, he was Director of the manuscript of a book-length study
two highlyacclaimed studies of sports UndergraduateStudies in English at exploring the ways the concept of race
UIC from 1985-1989, has impacted past and present su-
and is currently Associ- preme court constitutional and statu-
ate Directorof Graduate toryconstruction in the UnitedStates..
Studies in English. In His recent publicationsinclude twoar-
1998, he was a featured ticles entitled TheStrategic Ambigu-
visiting scholar in Esto- ityPrincipleof American Equality Re-
nia under the auspicesof storesConservative Bush Dynastyand
the USIA. Dr Messen- Race-Neutrality and Colorblindness,
ger has run seminars for and African -American Reparations.
university instructors on
the creation and teach- The Staff ofthe American Stud-
ing of introductory lit- ies Summer Institute:
erature courses.
• Gabriela Cambiasso, Co-Associate
Dr Stan Howard, is an Director of the Institute, MA in His-
Assistant Professor of panicStudiesand MA in Applied Lin-
Political Sciences at guistics; a project coordinatorwith the
DePaul University and Office of External Education at the
founder and President UIC.
of Lake Effect Men’s
% * Heather Olson, BA in English ; Co-
Club, a mentoring or- Associate Director of the Institute, a
ganization serving Afri- project coordinatorwith the Office of
can-American young External Education at UIC
men. A specialist in the • Karl Wood, Associate Director of
area of American Consti- the Institute, Doctorate in Modern
tutional law and statu- European History
toryemployment law, his
interests are multi-disci-
plinary, ranging from

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