David E. Barclay
Curriculum Vitae
1.ADDRESS: Office: Department of History Home:125 Balmoral Court
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006
1200 Academy Street U. S. A.
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006
U. S. A.
2.TELEPHONE: (269) 337-7056 (office) or (269) 382-3406 (home)
CELL:(269) 267-7585
FAX: (269) 337-7251
E-MAIL:
3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 12 July 1948; Tampa, Florida.
4.EDUCATION:
InstitutionDegreeField of StudyYear
Dixie M. Hollins High School, ----1965
St. Petersburg, Florida
University of Florida, B.A.History1969
Gainesville, Florida
University of Florida, M.A.History1970
Gainesville, Florida
Stanford University, Ph.D.History1975
Stanford, California
5.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Graduate Teaching Assistant,1969- 70
University of Florida
Graduate Teaching Assistant,1970-72
Stanford University
Assistant Professor of History,1974-81
Kalamazoo College
Academic Director, European Term in1979
Comparative Urban Studies,
Great Lakes Colleges Association
Gastdozent, University of Hannover,Fall 1980
Hannover, West Germany
Associate Professor of History,1981-88
Kalamazoo College
Professor of History,1988-date
Kalamazoo College
Margaret and Roger Scholten Professor of International Studies,
Kalamazoo College2000-date
Chair, Department of History, 1990-93, fall
Kalamazoo College1994, summer 1997
Director, Center for Western European Studies, 1990-2003
Kalamazoo College (The Center was an
Undergraduate National Resource Center,
supported by a U. S. Department of Education grant
through Title VI of the Higher Education Act.)
Executive Director, German Studies Association2006-
(Responsible for all activities of the GSA, including
the annual meeting, editing the newsletter, oversight over the journal,
finances, membership, and website.)
Friends of the German Historical Institute, Washington, DC2006-2010
Vice Chair, Executive Board2007-2010
American Council of Learned Societies, Council of Administrative
Officers2005-
Executive Committee2007-2010
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Oversight Committee, “Akten des preußischen Staats-
ministeriums”2001-2004
Oversight Committee, “Preußen als Kulturstaat”2004-2007
Alliierten-Museum Berlin
US Representative, International Consultative Committee2007-
6.MEMBERSHIP IN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Phi Beta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
American Council of Learned Societies, Council of Administrative Officers
American Historical Association
Conference Group for Central European History
Chair, Archives Committee, 2000-2005
Friends of the German Historical Institute
German Studies Association
Executive Committee, 2000-03
Program Committee, 2000-01
Program Director, 2004-05
Executive Director, 2006-
German History Society (U. K.)
North American Society for Court Studies
Executive Committee, 2000-date
7.AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
Woodrow Wilson Fellow
Ford Fellow, 1969-70
Foreign Area Fellow, 1972-74
Stipendiat of Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, 1972-73
Konsultationsgast, Historische Kommission zu Berlin, 1975 and 1981
Kalamazoo College Faculty Development Grants, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1989-90, 1992, 1993-94
John D. MacArthur Scholar, Kalamazoo College, 1982-83, 1984
Florence J. Lucasse Fellowship for Excellence in Scholarship, Kalamazoo College, 1985
Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 1985-86, 1991-92
Kalamazoo College Faculty Foreign Study Grant, 1989
Summer Stipend, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1990
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Research Grant, 1997
George H. W. Bush/Axel Springer Berlin Prize Fellow, American Academy in Berlin, 2007
8.COURSES TAUGHT:
Kalamazoo College:
Germany and Central Europe in the Nineteenth Century
Germany and Central Europe, 1890 to the Present
French Revolution and Napoleon
History of France, 1815 to the Present
Britain and the British Empire, 1688 to the Present
Modern Russia
Europe in the Nineteenth Century
Contemporary Europe
World War II
Mass Culture in Comparative and Historical Perspective (team-taught in conjunction with American Studies Program, Kalamazoo College)
An Introduction to Global History: Europe and the World, 1400-1800
An Introduction to History: The Making of the Modern World, 1700 to the Present
Freshman Seminar: Revolutions in Modern Europe
Freshman Seminar: The Fasces and the Swastika: Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, 1918-1945
Junior/Senior Seminar: Approaches to Historical Knowledge (required of all history majors at Kalamazoo College)
Junior Seminar: Problems in Modern European History: The Cold War
History of the Netherlands (special evening course for Non-Traditional Students Program, Kalamazoo College)
University of Hannover:
German-American Relations since 1918
Trade Unions in Germany and the United States, 1860-1960
9.FACULTY COMMITTEES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, KALAMAZOO COLLEGE:
Committee on Athletics, 1975-76
Faculty Study Group, co-chair, 1975-76
Foreign Study Committee, 1976-78, 1983-84
Educational Policies Committee, 1977-80, 2008-
Subcommittee on Counselling, 1977-78;
Subcommittee on Grades and Credit, 1977-78;
Subcommittee on Professional Development [Colloquia], 1977-78;
Subcommittee B, 1978-79;
Subcommittee on Foreign Languages and International Studies, chair, 1979-80
Faculty Council, 1977-8l, 1983-85 (Personnel Committee, 1977-81)
Committee on Counselling, Summer Quarter, 1977
Graduate Fellowship Committee, 1977-81 (Danforth Liaison Officer, 1977-80)
Committee on Student Participation in the Tenure Process,
Summer Quarter, 1978
Social Science Competitive Essay Examination Committee,
1978-82, 1983-85, 1986-87 (chair, 1978-82, 1983-85)
Associate Director, International Commerce Program, 1979-1995
Social Science Summer Speaker Committee, chair, 1980
Search Committees:
English (Winter Quarter, 1977);
History (Spring Quarter, 1977);
Philosophy (Spring Quarter, 1977);
Religion (Spring Quarter, 1977);
Provost Search Committee (Spring Quarter, 1977);
Spanish (Summer Quarter, 1977);
Political Science (Winter-Spring Quarters, 1978);
Political Science (Spring-Summer Quarters, 1980);
Foreign Study Assistant Director (1981, 1985, 1988);
History (Winter-Spring Quarters, 1982);
Economics (Winter Quarter, 1985);
History (Spring-Summer Quarters, 1985);
History (Winter Quarter, 1988);
History (Spring Quarter, 1991);
Music (Spring Quarter, 1992);
History (Fall-Winter Quarters, 1992-93);
Presidential Search Committee (Winter-Spring Quarters 1996);
African Studies (Fall-Winter Quarters, 1996-97);
East Asian Studies (Fall-Winter Quarters, 1998-99);
Biology (Winter 2001);
History (Fall-Winter 2001-02);
German (Fall-Winter 2003-04);
Presidential Search Committee (Summer-Fall 2004);
History (Fall-Winter 2008-09).
Forum Committee, 1980-81, 1982, 1983-85
Committee on International Education, 1981-82, 1983-85 (chair, 1981-82)
European Area Studies Subcommittee, chair, 1983-85
Sesquicentennial Council, 1981-82
Sesquicentennial Coordinating Committee, 1981-82
Commencement Committee, Spring-Summer Quarters, 1984
Subcommittee on General Education, Summer Quarter, 1984
Faculty Development Committee, 1986-87, 2000-date
(Lucasse Nomination Subcommittee, 1987, 1988; chair, Summer Quarter, 1987)
Foreign Study Review Committee, chair, Winter-Spring Quarters, 1988
Western European Studies Committee, 1988-90
Institutional Resources Committee, 1990-93
International and Area Studies Committee, 1990-date
Chair, Department of History, 1990-93, Fall 1994, 1997
Associate Director, Center for Western European Studies, 1988-90
Director, Center for Western European Studies, 1990-2003
Academic Council, Great Lakes Colleges Association, 1997-2002
International Council, 2002-date
Committee on International Programs, 2002-04
ACE Internationalization Laboratory Team, 2003-2006
Academic Standards Committee, 2007-08
10.LANGUAGES:
German: excellent reading, speaking, writing
French: good reading, poor speaking, poor writing
Dutch: good reading, poor speaking, poor writing
Afrikaans: excellent reading, poor speaking, poor writing
Russian: elementary (equivalent of two years of college study)
11.PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH:
a.DISSERTATION:
"Social Politics and Social Reform in Germany, 1890-1933: Rudolf Wissell and the Free Trade Union Movement." Ph.D. diss., Stanford University, 1975. Dissertation Committee: Prof. Gordon A. Craig, Chair; Prof. Peter Paret; Prof. Otto Büsch.
b.PUBLICATIONS:
i.Books:
Rudolf Wissell als Sozialpolitiker 1890-1933. Einzelveröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin, vol. 44. Berlin: Colloquium Verlag, 1984.
Frederick William IV and the Prussian Monarchy 1840-1861. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Anarchie und guter Wille. Friedrich Wilhelm IV. und die preußische Monarchie. Translated by Marion Müller. Berlin: Siedler Verlag, 1995. (A more extensive version of the book published in English by Oxford University Press.)
Co-edited with Elisabeth Glaser-Schmidt, Transatlantic Images and Perceptions: Germany and America since 1776. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Co-edited with Eric D. Weitz, Between Reform and Revolution: German Socialism and Communism from 1840 to 1990. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 1998.
Schaut auf diese Stadt. Der unbekannte Ernst Reuter. Translated by Ilse Utz. Berlin: Siedler Verlag, 2000.
Revised and updated English version of Ernst Reuter book to be published by Berghahn Books.
ii.Articles:
"Die Bibliothek Rudolf Wissells in der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin." Internationale wissenschaftliche Korrespondenz zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung 11, no. 4 (December 1975): 496-98.
"Rudolf Wissell, Planwirtschaft and the Free Trade Unions, 1919-1923: Some Tentative Observations." In Historische Prozesse der deutschen Inflation 1914 bis 1924. Ein Tagungsbericht, ed. Otto Büsch and Gerald D. Feldman (with the assistance of Monika Wölk and Wolfgang Wölk), 295-309. Einzelveröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin, vol. 21. Berlin: Colloquium Verlag, 1978.
"A Prussian Socialism? Wichard von Moellendorff and the Dilemmas of Economic Planning in Germany, 1918-19." Central European History 11, no. 1 (March 1978): 50-82.
"The Insider as Outsider: Rudolf Wissell's Critique of Social Democratic Economic Policies, 1919 to 1920." In Die Anpassung an die Inflation/The Adaptation to Inflation, ed. Gerald D. Feldman, Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich, Gerhard A. Ritter, Peter-Christian Witt, 451-71. Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin, vol. 67; Beiträge zu Inflation und Wiederaufbau in Deutschland und Europa 1914-1924, vol. 8. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1986.
"König, Königtum, Hof und preußische Gesellschaft in der Zeit Friedrich Wilhelms IV. (1840-1858)." Jahrbuch für die Geschichte Mittel- und Ostdeutschlands 36 (1987): 1-21. Also published in Otto Büsch, ed., Friedrich Wilhelm IV. in seiner Zeit. Beiträge eines Colloquiums, 1-21. Einzelveröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin, vol. 62. Berlin: Colloquium Verlag, 1987.
"The Soldiers of an Unsoldierly King: The Military Advisers of Frederick William IV, 1840-1858." In Geschichte als Aufgabe. Festschrift für Otto Büsch zu seinem 60. Geburtstag, ed. Wilhelm Treue, 247-66. Berlin: Colloquium Verlag, 1988.
"Medievalism and Monarchy in Nineteenth-Century Germany: Ludwig I and Frederick William IV." In Selected Papers on Medievalism: Volumes I and II (1986 and 1987) (Indiana, Pennsylvania: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1988), 2:124-35.
"Hof und Hofgesellschaft in Preußen in der Zeit Friedrich Wilhelms IV. (1840-1857). Überlegungen und Fragen." In Hof und Hofgesellschaft in den deutschen Staaten im 19. und beginnenden 20. Jahrhunderts, 321-60. Edited by Karl Möckl. Deutsche Führungsschichten in der Neuzeit, vol. 18. Boppard am Rhein: Harald Boldt Verlag, 1990.
"Ritual, Ceremonial, and the `Invention' of a Monarchical Tradition in Nineteenth-Century Prussia." In European Monarchy: Its Evolution and Practice from Roman Antiquity to Modern Times, 207-20. Edited by Heinz Duchhardt, Richard A. Jackson, and David Sturdy. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1992.
"The Court Camarilla and the Politics of Monarchical Restoration in Prussia, 1848-58." In Between Reform, Reaction, and Resistance: Studies in the History of German Conservatism from 1789 to 1945, 123-56. Edited by Larry Eugene Jones and James Retallack. Providence and Oxford: Berg Publishers, 1993.
"Denkmal und Revolutionsfurcht. Friedrich Wilhelm IV. und die Verherrlichung des preußischen Feldzugs in Südwestdeutschland 1849 -- Monumentale Beispiele im Potsdamer Raum." Jahrbuch für brandenburgische Landesgeschichte 44 (1993): 130-60.
"Gartenintendant und konservativer Hofpolitiker. Ludwig von Massow (1794-1859." Mitteilungen der Pückler Gesellschaft (Neue Folge), 9 (1993): 6-30.
"Medievalism and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Germany." Studies in Medievalism 5 (1993): 5-22.
"Wichard von Moellendorff." Entry in Neue Deutsche Biographie (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1994), 17: 632-33.
“Otto Büsch und die USA -- Eine persönliche Erinnerung.” Jahrbuch für die Geschichte Mittel- und Ostdeutschlands 43 (1995): xii-xiv.
“Monarchie als Gesamtkunstwerk. Das Monarchische Projekt.” In Friedrich Wilhelm IV. Künstler und König. Zum 200. Geburtstag. Ausstellung vom 8. Juli bis 3. September 1995. Neue Orangerie im Park von Sanssouci, 22-27. [Exhibition catalogue.] Edited by Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg. Frankfurt am Main: H. W. Fichter Edition, 1995.
“Ein deutscher ‘Tory democrat’? Joseph Maria von Radowitz (1797-1853).@ In Konservative Politiker in Deutschland. Eine Auswahl biographischer Porträts aus zwei Jahrhunderten, 37-67. Edited by Hans-Christof Kraus. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1995.
“‘Die Gleichzeitigkeit des Ungleichzeitigen’: Wolfram Siemann's Nineteenth Century.” German Historical Institute London. Bulletin 17, no. 3 (November 1995): 15-23.
"Monarchy, Court, and Society in Constitutional Prussia." In International Politics and German History: The Past Informs the Present, 59-73. Edited by David Wetzel and Theodore S. Hamerow. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1997.
“Friedrich Wilhelm IV., König von Preußen: Gottesgnadentum in einem revolutionären Zeitalter.” In Die Achtundvierziger. Lebensbilder aus der deutschen Revolution 1848/49, 290-302. Edited by Sabine Freitag. Munich: Verlag C. H. Beck, 1998.
Entries on “Country Life,” “Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and German Emperor (1797-1888),”and “Wissell, Rudolf (1869-1962),” in Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture, 1871-1990, 1: 207, 2: 1070-71, 2: 1076. Edited by Dieter K. Buse and Juergen C. Doerr. 2 vols. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1998.
“Rethinking Social Democracy, the State, and Europe: Rudolf Hilferding in Exile, 1933 to 1941.” In Between Reform and Revolution: German Socialism and Communism from 1840 to 1990, 373-95. Edited by David E. Barclay and Eric D. Weitz. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 1998.
“Representing the Midle Ages: Court Festivals in Nineteenth-Century Prussia.” In Medievalism in the Modern World: Essays in Honour of Leslie Workman, 105-16. Edited by Richard Utz and Tom Shippey. Turnhout: Brepols, 1998.
“Preußen und die Unionspolitik 1849/50.” In Die Erfurter Union und das Erfurter Unionsparlament 1850, 53-80. Edited by Gunther Mai. Cologne: Böhlau Verlag, 2000.
“Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1786-1797.” In Preußens Herrscher. Von den ersten Hohenzollern bis Wilhelm II., 179-96. Edited by Frank-Lothar Kroll. Munich: Verlag C. H. Beck, 2000.
“Mäzenatentum am preußischen Hof. Christian Carl Josias Bunsen, Alexander von Humboldt und die Umgebung Friedrich Wilhelms IV.” In Jahrbuch Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Band I: 1995/96, 11-17. Edited by Hans-Joachim Giersberg. Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2000.
“Friedrich Wilhelm II. und das Marmorpalais.” Die Mark Brandenburg, No. 39 (December 2000): 22-27.
“Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Prussia, 1840-50.” In Modern Prussian History 1830-1947, 66-85. Edited by Philip G. Dwyer. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 2001.
“Beyond Cold War Mythmaking: Ernst Reuter and the United States.” In Germany and America: Essays in Honor of Gerald R. Kleinfeld, 123-45. Edited by Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2001.
“Die Gegner der Reformpolitik Hardenbergs.” In “Freier Gebrauch der Kräfte”. Eine Bestandsaufnahme der Hardenberg-Forschung, 217-29. Edited by Thomas Stamm-Kuhlmann. Munich: R. Oldenbourg Verlag, 2001.
“Prussian Conservatives and the Problem of Bonapartism.” In Dictatorship in History and Theory: Bonapartism, Caesarism, and Totalitarianism, 67-81. Publications of the German Historical Institute, Washington, D. C. Edited by Peter Baehr and Melvin Richter. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
“Großherzogliche Mutter und kaiserliche Tochter im Spannungsfeld der deutschen Politik. Maria Pawlowna, Augusta und der Weimarer Einfluß auf Preußen !1811-1890).” In “Ihre kaiserliche Hoheit”. Maria Pawlowna: Zarentochter am Weimarer Hof. Katalog und CD-R zur Ausstellung im Weimarer Schloßmuseum, Part 2 (CD-ROM), 77-81. [Exhibition catalogue.] Edited by Stiftung Weimarer Klassik und Kunstsammlungen. Weimar: Stiftung Weimarer Klassik und Kunstsammlungen, 2004.
“Political Trends and Movements, 1830-50: The Vormärz and the Revolutions of 1848-1849.” In The Short Oxford History of Germany: Germany 1800-1870, 46-68. Edited by Jonathan Sperber. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
“Transatlantic Cooperation in an Age of Transnationalism: The Future of German Studies.” In German Studies Association: Newsletter 37, no. 2 (Winter 2007-08): 25-35.
“Carlsbad Decrees” and “Prussia.” In The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, 1750 to the Present, 2: 52 and 6: 275. Edited by Peter N. Stearns. 8 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
“Ernst Reuters Tätigkeit als Sowjetkommissar im Wolgagebiet.” In Ernst Reuter. Kommunalpolitiker und Gesellschaftsreformer 1921-1953, 69-77. Edited by Heinz Reif and Moritz Feichtinger. Bonn: Verlag J. H. W. Dietz Nachf.GmbH, 2009.
“Westberlin.” In Erinnerungsorte der DDR, 431-40. Edited by Martin Sabrow. Munich: Verlag C. H. Beck, 2009.
“Mythos, Symbol, Realpolitik. Ernst Reuter und die Blockade.” In Die Berliner Luftbrücke. Ereignis und Erinnerung, 149-57. Edited by Helmut Trotnow and Bernd von Kostka. Berlin: Frank & Timme, 2010.
“Benno Ohnesorg, Rudi Dutschke, and the Student Movement in West Berlin: Critical Reflections after Forty Years.” In Berlin Divided City, 1945-1989, 125-34. Edited by Philip Broadbent and Sabine Hake. New York: Berghahn Books, 2010.
Three more articles currently scheduled for publication.
Over forty book reviews in a variety of journals, including American Historical Review, Central European History, German History, German Studies Review, Internationale wissenschaftliche Korrespondenz zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung, Jahrbuch für die Geschichte Mittel- und Ostdeutchlands, Journal of American History, Journal of Modern History, and Majestas.
ii.Documentary Recordings
Consulting historian and interviewee for Ernst Reuter. Ein zerrissenes Leben, directed by Jan Peter, script Yury Winterberg (Berlin: Neue PROVOBIS Film GmbH, 2010), broadcast on German ARD television 26 May 2010.
Numerous television interviews in Germany and the United States. See below for details.
iii.Translation:
Translation into English of Otto Büsch, Industrialisierung und Geschichtswissenschaft. Ein Beitrag zur Thematik der historischen Industrialisierungsforschung. 2nd edition. Historische und pädagogische Studien, vol. 10. Berlin: Colloquium Verlag, 1979. English title: The Historian and the Industrial Age: Some Thematic and Methodological Observations on Industrialization as an Historical Problem. (The English text appeared as part of a dual-language edition.)
c.PAPERS PRESENTED:
Participant in panel discussion on "The Uses of the Film and the Novel in Comparing National Cultures," Popular Culture Association, 24 April 1976, Chicago, Illinois.
"Rudolf Wissell, die Planwirtschaft und die Freien Gewerkschaften 1919 bis 1923," paper presented at conference on "Historische Prozesse der deutschen Inflation," Historische Kommission zu Berlin, 12-14 July 1976, Berlin.
Commentator for session on "Germany in Trouble: Weimar, Hitler, and Neurosis," Great Lakes History Conference, 29 April 1977, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Participant in workshop on "Film and Teaching," Great Lakes Colleges Association, 23-25 February 1978, Albion College, Albion, Michigan.
Commentator for session on "Socialist Agrarian Politics at the Turn of the Century," Southern Historical Association, 10 November 1978, St. Louis, Missouri.
"Arbeitersekretariate in Deutschland vor 1914," paper presented at conference on "Sozialer Wandel, Konflikt und gewerkschaftliche Organisation. Die deutsche Gewerkschaftsbewegung von den Anfängen bis 1918," Historische Kommission zu Berlin, 22-24 March 1979, Berlin.
Commentator for session on "Studies in 20th Century German History," Great Lakes History Conference, 10 May 1979, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Participation in panel discussion on "Two Approaches to the European Experience: Using Film to Teach History," Great Lakes History Conference, 11 May 1979, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
"The Insider as Outsider: Rudolf Wissell's Critique of Social Democratic Economic Policies, 1919-20," paper presented at "Workshop on Inflation and Reconstruction in Germany and Europe, 1914-1924," University of California, Berkeley, July 1982, Berkeley, California.
"Die Hofgesellschaft in der Zeit Friedrich Wilhelms IV.," paper presented at 24th "Büdinger Gespräche," Schloß Büdingen, 20-22 March 1986, Büdingen, West Germany.
"Neue Tendenzen in der anglo-amerikanischen Geschichtswissenschaft," paper presented to Historisches Seminar, University of Kiel, 14 May 1986, Kiel, West Germany.
"König, Königtum, Hof und preußische Gesellschaft in der Zeit Friedrich Wilhelms IV. (1840-1861)," paper presented at conference on "Friedrich Wilhelm IV. in seiner Zeit," Historische Kommission zu Berlin, 31 October-1 November 1986, Berlin.
"Frederick William IV and the Dilemmas of Prussian Medievalism," paper presented at 22nd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, 7-10 May 1987, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
"Medievalism and Monarchy in Nineteenth-Century Germany: Ludwig I and Frederick William IV," paper presented at Second Annual Conference on Medievalism, University of Notre Dame, 8-10 October 1987, Notre Dame, Indiana.
"The Soldiers of an Unsoldierly King: The Military Advisers of Frederick William IV, 1840-58," paper presented at eleventh annual meeting of German Studies Association, 15-18 October 1987, St. Louis, Missouri.
"Friedrich Wilhelm IV.--Neue Forschungsperspektiven," lecture presented to Pückler-Gesellschaft, 15 December 1987, West Berlin.
Moderator for session on "Economic Change and Academic Disciplines in the Early Nineteenth Century," twelfth annual meeting of German Studies Association, 6-9 October 1988, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Monarchical Institutions and the State in Prussia, 1840-58," paper presented at twelfth annual meeting of German Studies Association, 6-9 October 1988, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Medievalism and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Germany," paper presented at Third Annual Conference on Medievalism, 13-15 October 1988, Chicago, Illinois.