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History professor, Dr. David Monod, receives Fulbright Visiting Research Chair award
Jul 5/12
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WATERLOO – The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program has recognized Laurier
History Professor David Monod with a prestigious Fulbright Visiting
Research Chair award.
"The Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs are
internationally competitive awards,” said Deborah MacLatchy, Laurier’s
vice-president: Academic & Provost. “It is a testament to Dr. Monod's
scholarship, and the quality of the work of Laurier faculty, that he was able to
achieve such an honour."
Monod will serve as the 2011-2012 Fulbright
Visiting Research Chair in the History department at Vanderbilt
University in Nashville, Tennessee. During his four-month term – beginning
in January 2013 – Monod will teach a course on “The rise of mass entertainment
in America.” He will also work on a new research project focusing on the
connections between high and low cultures as they relate to entertainment in the
late 1800s and early 1900s.
“This is an important opportunity to connect
with staff, students and faculty in the Vanderbilt community, as well as to
pursue my research,” says Monod. “I’m pleased and honoured to have been
selected for this award, and I look forward to building a relationship between
Laurier and Vanderbilt.”
The Fulbright Program facilitates bilateral
academic exchanges between the United States and over 150 countries where
outstanding professionals, scholars and students examine subjects critical to
strengthening the relationship between the two countries.
Laurier
professors who have previously received the Fulbright Visiting Research Chair
award include: Business Professor Michael Haughton (2008-2009), Economics
Professor David Johnson (2007-2008), English Professor Tamas Dobozy (2006-2007),
and Associate Professor of Political Science Debora VanNijnatten
(2004-2005).
The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program operates with the support of the Department
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the United States
Department of State.
