Dr. Alice-Catherine Carls

Tom Elam Distinguished Professor of History

accarls@utm.edu

731-881-7472

Education

Doctorat de Troisième Cycle in History of International Relations, Université de Paris I - Sorbonne (1976)
M.A. in German Studies, Université de Paris IV - Sorbonne (1972)
B.A. in Polish Studies, Université de Paris IV - Sorbonne (1973)
2nd Year, Institut Libre d’Etudes des Relations Internationales Contemporaines (1973)

Areas of Specialization / Research
German Language and Civilization
Polish Language and Civilization
International Relations / Diplomatic History
20th Century Europe
19th and 20th Century European Popular Culture
The Silk Road of the 21st Century

Philosophy of Teaching. Education breaks down socio-economic, gender, racial, ethnic, and religious barriers. It protects democracy by shaping students into leaders and citizens with a life-long commitment to tolerance, respect, fairness, work ethics, and intellectual curiosity.

Pedagogy. Technology helps educators return to a classical educational model by enabling personalized instruction. Technology further bridges the academe and the mundane, and navigates between “regular” and “virtual” classrooms.

Content. As virtual travel into human tragedies, and triumphs, history teaches us to assess the importance of individual efforts against the irony of life. It helps us gain a deeper appreciation of cultural diversity, and a sense of global human interaction. Yet, in order to know, understand and accept others, we must first learn to know, understand, and accept ourselves. History therefore is an exercise in observation, critical thinking, and self-discovery.

Courses Taught
World Civilizations I and II ( (Prehistory - 1500; 1500 - Present)
History and Historians
20th Century Europe (Fall: 1914 - 1945; Spring: 1945 - Present)
Russian and Soviet History (Fall: Medieval - 1917; Spring: 1917 - Present)
Diplomatic and International History
The Cold War Through the Eyes of James Bond
Holocaust Travel Study (domestic and international)

Professional Appointments

Editorial Board, Archiwum Emigracji (Torun, Poland)
US Liaison, Maison Internationale de Poesie (Brussels, Belgium)
Advisor, Cénacle Européen de Poésie, Arts et Lettres(Paris, France)
Editorial Board, Center for Public Justice (Washington, D.C.)
Editorial Board, World History Connected (Chicago, IL)
Editorial Board, Poésie Première (Paris, France)

Honors
2009 Prix Horace from the Cénacle Européen des Arts et des Lettres (Paris, France) for the translation of Charles Wright’s Appalachia]
2002 Cunningham Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award, The University of Tennessee at Martin
1999 International Scholar, The University of Tennessee at Martin
1999 Featured Scholar, School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tennessee at Martin

Major Historical Publications
20th century Europe textbook (under contract with Pearson).

La Ville Libre de Dantzig en crise ouverte, 24.10.1938-1.9.1939--Politique et diplomatie (Warsaw, Poland: Ossolineum, 1982).

“Central Asia: The New Silk Road's Gordian Knot?” World History Connected, Vol. 6, #1, April 2009. http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/6.1/carls.html

Cultural Essays

“Perpetuum Mobile: The Literary Travels of Claude Michel Cluny.” World Literature Today (May-August 2005, 55-58).http://www.amazon.fr/gp/offer-listing/2353280366/sr=1-7/qid=1252641988/ref=olp_tab_new

“Maria Mailat: From ‘The Other Europe’ to the New Europe.” World Literature Today, January-April 2005, 50-54.http://www.amazon.fr/gp/offer-listing/2353280366/sr=1-7/qid=1252641988/ref=olp_tab_new

Major Translations
Charles Wright. Les Appalaches (Paris, France: Editinter, 2009).
Anna Frajlich. Le vent, à nouveau me cherche (Paris, France: Editinter, 2003).
Stephen D. Carls. Louis Loucheur: Ingénieur, homme d’Etat, modernisateur de la France, 1872-1931 (Lille, France: Septentrion, 1999).
Józef Wittlin. Le Sel de la terre (Paris, France: Noir sur Blanc, 1999).
Józef Rostocki. Une mouche dans ma soupe (Paris, France: Editinter, 1998).
Józef Rostocki. Echapper à ma tombe (Paris, France: Editinter, 1995).
Jan Kochanowski. La Vie qu'il faut choisir (Paris, France: La Différence, 1992).
Władysław Grzędzielski. Le cavalier polonais (Arles, France: Actes-Sud, 1991).