Ph.D., History, University of Texas at Austin May 1995.
M.A., History, University of York (U.K.), 1984
B.A., cum laude, History, Northern Illinois University, 1982
Simon Cordery
Education
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Ph.D., History, University of Texas at Austin May 1995. |
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M.A., History, University of York (U.K.), 1984 |
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B.A., cum laude, History, Northern Illinois University, 1982 |
Professional Experience
| Associate Professor, Department of
History 2004-present (before that, Lecturer&
Assistant Professor, Department of History,
1994-2004), Monmouth
College, Monmouth, Illinois.
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| Head Coach, Women’s Soccer Team (NCAA Division III),
Monmouth College. Fall 1994-2000. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecturer, Humanities Division, Carl Sandburg
College,
Galesburg, Illinois. Spring 1995.
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| Instructor, Department of History, East Carolina
University,
Greenville, North Carolina. Spring 1994.
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| Instructor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences,
Louisburg College, Louisburg, North Carolina. Fall 1993-Summer 1994.
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| Supplemental Instruction Teaching Assistant, Department of
History and Learning Skills Center, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 1991-
Spring 1992. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research Assistant, College of Liberal Arts, University of
Texas at Austin, Fall 1989-Spring 1991. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Assistant, Department of History, University of Texas
at Austin, Fall 1988-Spring 1989. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newsletter Editor and Staff Writer, Consortium of Social
Science Associations, Washington, D.C., 1987-1988. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research Assistant and Staff Writer, American Historical Association, Washington, D.C., 1985-1987. |
Professional Service
| Road Scholar, Illinois Humanities Council,
2005-present
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| Historical Advisor, National Railroad Hall of Fame, Galesburg, Illinois, 2002-present |
Publications
BOOK:
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British Friendly Societies, 1750-1914 (Basingstoke, U.K.: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2003). |
WORK IN PROGRESS:
| Railway Ties: Mutual Relations in British Industry, 1830-1914, book manuscript in preparation |
ARTICLES:
| "Mutualism, Friendly Societies, and the Genesis of Railway Trade Unions," Labour History Review, Vol. 67, No. 3 (November 2002). |
| "Friendly Societies and the British Labour Movement Before 1914," Journal of the Association of Historians in North Carolina, Vol. 3, (Fall 1995), 38-51. |
| "Friendly Societies and the Discourse of Respectability in Britain, 1825-1875," Journal of British Studies, Vol. 34, No. 1 (January 1995), 35-58. |
| "Joshua Hobson and the Business of Radicalism," Biography: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Spring 1988), 108-123. |
| "Joshua Hobson, 1810-1876," in Dictionary of Labour Biography, John Saville and Joyce Bellamy, eds. (London: Macmillan, 1987), Vol. 8, 113-119. |
CHAPTERS:
| "Mutual Benefit Societies in the United States: A Quest for Protection and Identity," in Social Security Mutualism: The Comparative History of Mutual Benefit Societies, Marcel van der Linden, ed. (Bern: Peter Lang, 1996), 83-109. |
| "La Mutuality aux Etats-Unis, Bref Historique des Loges Fraternelles," in Mutualité de Tous Les Pays: "Un Passé Riche d’Avenir," Michel Dreyfus and Bernard Gibaud, editors (Paris: Mutualités Français, 1995), pp.153-164. |
BOOK REVIEWS:
| Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945, by Beth Thompkins Bates (University of North Carolina Press, 2000), in Railroad History, forthcoming, 2004. |
| Strikes and Solidarity: Coalfield Conflict in Britain, 1889-1966, by Quentin Outram and Roy Church (Cambridge University Press, 1998), in the Journal of Social History, vol. 33, no. 3 (Spring 2000), pp. 706-708. |
| Power at Odds: The 1922 National Railroad Shopmen's Strike, by Colin J. Davis (University of Illinois Press, 1997), in Railroad History, No. 178 (forthcoming). |
| The Railway Empire, by Anthony Burton (John Murray, 1994) in Railroad History, No. 175 (Autumn, 1996), pp.139-140. |
| The Duty of Discontent: Essays for Dorothy Thompson, Owen Ashton et al., eds. (Mansell, 1996) on H-Albion (October 1996). |
| Law and English Railway Capitalism, 1825-1875, by R. W. Kostal, (Clarendon Press, 1994), in Railroad History, No. 174 (Spring 1996), pp.96-97. |
| The Nationalization of the Social Sciences, Samuel Z. Klausner and Victor M. Lidz, eds. (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986) in The Social Studies, Vol. 79, No. 1 (January/February 1988), 39. |
Scholarly Presentations
| "The History of Railroad Development in the U.S. and the World, 1830-1940," DuPage Valley Social Studies Conference, Naperville, February 2004. | ||
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| “Nineteenth-Century Railway Workers’ Friendly Societies in Britain and the United States,” Social Science History Association Meeting, Chicago, November 2001. | ||
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| “The Emergence of Mutualism and the End of Paternalism,” Mutuality, Survival Strategies and the Friendly Society Conference, Friendly Societies Research Group Conference, Milton Keynes, England, November 2000. | ||
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| "Mutual Labour Relations in the British Railway Industry, 1838-1870," Institute for Railway Studies, York, England, November 1999. | ||
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| "Dividing Loyalties: The Struggle for National Insurance in the British Railway Industry," Economic History Society Annual Conference, Leeds, England, April 1998. | ||
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| "Mutual Relations: Republicanism at Work?" The Republic in Britain Conference, Oxford, England, May 1997. | ||
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| "Mutualism in the Railway Industry," invited talk for the British History Association, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, November 1996. | ||
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| "Freedom From Free Trade: Workers’ Control of Insurance in the British Coal and Railway Industries," Southern Labor Studies Conference, Austin, Texas, October 1995. | ||
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| "Friendly Societies and the British Labour Movement Before 1914: The Case of the Railway Industry," Association of Historians in North Carolina Biennial Meeting, Asheville, North Carolina, October 1993. | ||
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| "Mutual Benefit Societies in the United States: A Quest for Protection and Identity," International Conference on the History of Mutual Benefit Societies, Paris, France, December 1992. | ||
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| "Urban Friendly Societies and the Problem of Respectability in Britain, 1825-1875," Urban History Seminar, Urban Studies Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, England, June 1991. | ||
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| "Collective Self-Help: An Interpretive Framework for Friendly Societies?" Department of History Faculty-Graduate Seminar, University of York, England, June 1991. | ||
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| "A Trans-Atlantic Amnesia: Cultural Studies, History, and Disciplinary Boundaries," Conference on Cultural Studies in Britain and America, Austin, Texas, September 1990. | ||
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| "Collective Self-Help and the Owenite Friendly Societies in Nineteenth-Century Britain," University of Texas Historical Symposium, October 1989. | ||
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| "Joshua Hobson and West-Riding Radicalism c.1830-1845," Department of History Faculty-Graduate Seminar, University of York (U.K.), June 1984. |
Grants and Awards
| ACM Newberry Library Research Grant, March 2002. |
| ACM Newberry Library Research Grant, May 2001. |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, 1998. |
| Faculty Development Grants, Monmouth College, October 1995, May 1997, April 1998, November 1999, November 2000. |
| Midwest Faculty Seminar Fellowship, Chicago, Illinois, January 1997. |
| Conference Travel Award, Assoçiation Internationale de la Mutualité (Geneva) and Institut de Cooperation Sociale Internationale (Paris), December 1992. |
| Sheffield Doctoral Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 1992-1993. |
| Vice-Chancellor’s Travel Fund Award, University of York (U.K.), 1991. |
| Dora Bonham Research Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 1991. |
| University Research Fellowship, University of York (U.K.), 1983-1984. |
Monmouth College Service
| Chair, Department of History, 2008-present |
| Member, Personnel Committee, 2008-present |
| Member, Student Affairs Committee, August 2003-2006. |
| Departmental Assessment Coordinator, August 2002-present. |
| Member, CRTF Sub-Committee, October 2002-March 2003. |
| Judge, Class of 2002 Gift Competition, spring 2002. |
| Member, Brain Game Committee, spring 2002. |
| Member, Sociology Department Search Committee, spring 2001. |
| Member, History Department Search Committee, fall 2000. |
| Founder and Coordinator, Faculty Interdisciplinary Research Group, 1996-1998. |
| Faculty Advisor, Blue Key Honor Society, 1996-2000. |
| "The Electronic Robert Burns," the Immortal Memory (invited talk), Peoria Scottish-American Society, 31 January 1998. |
| "Men and Feminism," presentation to Coalition for Women’s Awareness,14 March 1996. |
| "Royal Nightmare or Republican Dream? The Future of the Monarchy in Britain," International Luncheon presentation, 28 February 1996. |
| "Politics and Labour History," presentation to Phi Alpha Theta (International Honor Society in History), 4 February 1996. |
| "Applying to Graduate School in the Humanities," presentation to Sigma Phi Epsilon, 9 November 1994. |
Professional Memberships
| American Historical Association |
| International Labor and Working Class History Study Group |
| North American Conference on British Studies |
| Phi Alpha Theta |
| Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |
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