ROGER BEARDEN BECK
ADDRESS
Department of History
Eastern
Tel: (217) 581-5529
E-Mail: rbbeck@eiu.edu
EDUCATION
M.A.
M.S.
B.A. Uni.
of
Ph.D.
FIELDS OF STUDY
Major-African History
Minors-Europe since 1789
-
Outside Minor-African Studies
LANGUAGES: French, Afrikaans,
Dutch, German, Italian
HONORS AND AWARDS
EIU
Distinguished Faculty Award, 2007
Awarded
EIU Achievement and Contribution Award for Research/Creative Activity, Fall,
2006.
Awarded
Personal Merit Increase as Full Professor, Spring 2002.
Awarded
EIU Achievement and Contribution Award for Research/Creative Activity, Fall,
2001.
Awarded
EIU Achievement and Contribution Award for Research/Creative Activity, Fall,
1998.
Council
for Faculty Research Award, FY95
Council
for Faculty Research Award, FY92
Council
for Faculty Research Award, FY91
Fulbright-Hays
Group Project Abroad -
Presidential
Summer Research Award, Eastern
Promoted
to Professor, July, 1995
Promoted
to Associate Professor, Spring 1990.
Council
for Faculty Research Grant, FY89.
Council
for Faculty Research Grant, FY88.
Intern,
Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents, sponsored by the National
Archives, National Historical
Publications and Records Commission, June 1988.
Presidential
Summer Research Award, Eastern
Improvement
of Undergraduate Instruction Endowment Grant, Eastern
Susan
O'Kell Award, Outstanding Associate Instructor, Indiana University History
Department, 1984-1985.
Fulbright-Hays
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, 1982-83.
FLAS
Language Fellowship,
FLAS
Language Fellowship,
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor,
Eastern Illinois University, African
History, World History, 20th Century World, Third World History,
1987- .
Appointed
as Acting Associate Dean,
Chair
of Social Science Studies Department, Eastern Illinois University, 1987-1992.
Teacher,
Eight Grade
Instructor,
Indiana University, School of Continuing Studies, Bloomington, African History,
1978-1980, 1984- .
Associate
Instructor,
Visiting
Lecturer, University of
Social
Studies Teacher,
Social
Studies Teacher,
Social
Studies Teacher,
Social
Studies Teacher,
OTHER PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITY
Member,
EIU Presidential Search Committee, 2006-2007.
Member,
EIU Intercollegiate Athletic Board, 2006 –
Member,
Social Sciences and History Teacher Education Committee, 1987 –
Member,
Department of History Computer and Technology Committee, 1995 -
Chair,
Department of History East Asian Position Search Committee, 2004-2005
Member,
Department of History Asian Position Search Committee, 2000-2001
Member,
African American Studies Director Search Committee,
Elected
Treasurer, World History Association, Jan. 2002-Jan. 2006
Acting
Treasurer, World History Association, March 2000-Jan. 2002
Chair,
Development Fund committee, World History Association
Member,
Editorial Board, Journal of World History
Member,
Eastern
Associate
Dean,
Consultant
on National History Standards Project for World History,
World
History Association, National History Standards Project focus group for World
History,
Advisory
Board, 93/94 to 2003/4 editions of ANNUAL
EDITIONS: Developing World, published by the Dushkin Publishing Group.
Member,
Content Advisory Committee for the Social Science Field, Illinois State Board
of Education Test Review Conference, Springfield, Illinois, 3-4 February, 1994.
Member,
Test Development Committee for the GRE Writing Measure, Educational Testing
Service,
Member,
National Executive Council of the World History Association, 1993-1996.
President,
Member,
African-American Studies Committee, Eastern, 1991-.
Participant,
WEIU-TV, Liberal Arts and Sciences Colloquium series program, "Why Study
History?" in March 1991.
Member,College
Board European History and World Cultures Achievement Test Committee of the
Educational Testing Service,
Member,
EIU Council on Teacher Education, 1989-1992.
Chair,
International Membership Committee of the World History Association, 1989-1990.
Member,
organizing group of the Ohio Valley Regional Association of the World History
Association.
Member,
Membership Committee of the World History Association, 1989-1990.
Member,
International Activities Committee of the National Council for the Social
Studies, 1988-1991.
Research,
development and implementation of simulation game for Gifted and Talented
Students, summer 1985.
Research,
development and implementation of simulation game for H104, Modern European
History.
BOOKS and VIDEO
Translator,
TREK. Studies on the Wanderings of the
Pioneer Population at the
Co-Author,
A History of World Societies, 7th
edition (
Co-Author, World History. Patterns of Interaction
(Evanston: McDougal Littell, Spring, 1998). (Ninth and tenth grade world
history text.) Third Edition, Spring 2004.
Co-Author, World History. Patterns of Interaction
(Evanston: McDougal Littell, Spring, 1998). (Ninth and tenth grade world
history text.) Second Edition, December 2001.
Author,
The History of
Co-author,
Case Studies for Modern World History
(Evanston: McDougal Littell, late Fall, 1998). (Ninth and Tenth grade case
studies reader to accompany modern world history text.)
Senior
Consultant, eight part video series accompanying World History. Patterns of Interaction.
Co-author, Modern World History (Evanston:
McDougal Littell, Fall, 1998). (Ninth and tenth grade world history text for
Co-author, World History. Patterns of Interaction
(Evanston: McDougal Littell, Spring, 1998). (Ninth and tenth grade world
history text.)
Translator,
The Migrant Farmer in the History of the
PUBLICATIONS – ARTICLES,
CHAPTERS, ESSAYS
Chapter, "All Things to All People: Christian
Missionaries in Early Nineteenth Century
Entry,
“Nongqawuse,” in Women and War: An
Encyclopedia, ed. Bernard A. Cook, ABC-CLIO, 2006. II: 433-34.
Entry,
“Emily Hobhouse,” in Women and War: An
Encyclopedia, ed. Bernard A. Cook, ABC-CLIO, 2006. I: 286-88..
Entry,
“Harriette Colenso,” in Women and War: An
Encyclopedia, ed. Bernard A. Cook, ABC-CLIO, 2006. I: 125-26.
Entry,
“Black Sash,” in Women and War: An Encyclopedia,
ed. Bernard A. Cook, ABC-CLIO, 2006. I: 66-67.
Entry,
“Ruth First,” in Women and War: An
Encyclopedia, ed. Bernard A. Cook, ABC-CLIO, 2006. I: 186-87..
Entry,
“Lekganyane, Ignatius (Engenas),” in Holy
People of the World. A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (
Entry,
“Nongqawuse,” in Holy People of the
World. A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (
Entry,
“Ntsikana,” in Holy People of the World.
A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (
Entry,
“Apartheid in
Entry,
“Missionaries,” in Berkshire Encyclopedia
of World History History (Great
Entry,
”Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu,” in Berkshire
Encyclopedia of World History History (Great
Chapter
on "
Chapter
on "Monarchs and Missionaries among the Tswana and Sotho," in Christianity in the History of
Essay,
"World Religions in World History," American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature,
American Historical Association, 1995.
Article,
"Editing the John Philip Papers," History
in
Article,
"Structure and Spontaneity: Pedagogical Tensions in the Construction of a
Simulation of the Cuban Missile Crisis," The History Teacher (Beck, Pace, et al), 24(1990): 53-65.
Critical
review essay, "Cecil John Rhodes," in St. James Guide to Biography, Chicago: St. James Press, 1991. pp.
659-60.
Critical
review essay, "David Livingstone," in St. James Guide to Biography, Chicago: St. James Press, 1991. pp. 466-68.
Article,
"
Article,
"The South African "Homelands" As Third World Areas," International
Article,
"Bibles and Beads: Missionaries as Traders in
Article,
"Edward Hanbury,
Article,
"Edward Hanbury,
BOOK REVIEWS
Manuscript
reader for Houghton Mifflin
Manuscript
reader for Longman Publishers
Manuscript
reader for Westview Press.
Manuscript
reader for McGraw-Hill.
Manuscript
reader for Ohio University Press
Manuscript
reader for McDougal-Littell.
Referee/juror,
Journal of World History, The International Third World Studies
Journal and Review, Historia (
Review
of Gary Kynoch, We are Fighting the
World. A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa, 1947-1999, in Itinerario, forthcoming.
Review
of Andrew Porter, Religion versus empire?
British Protestant missionaries and overseas expansion, 1700-1914, in
H-Albion, forthcoming.
Review
of Y. G-M. Lulat, A History of African
Higher Education from Antiquity to the Present. A Critical Synthesis, in
Review of Dorothy L. Hodgson,The
Review
of Charles Feinstein, An Economic History
of
Review
of Peter Mitchell, African Connections: Archaeological Perspectives on
Review
of J.P. Little, Simone Weil on
Colonialism, An Ethic of the Other,” in Itinerario,
28(2, 2004): 162-165.
Review
of Sampie Terreblanche, A History of
Inequality in
Review
of Robert Hyam and Peter Henshaw, The
Lion and the Springbok.
Review
of Hermann Giliomee, The Afrikaners,
Biography of a People, in History:
Reviews of New Books (Spring 2004): 114-15.
Review
of Alan H. Jeeves and Owen J.M. Kalinga (eds), Communities at the Margin. Studies in Rural Society and Migration in
Review
of Judith M. Brown and Robert Eric Frykenberg (eds), Christians, Cultural Interactions, and
Review
of
Review
of Robert B. Edgerton,
Review
of Jeffrey Cox, Imperial Fault Lines.
Christianity and colonial Power in India, 1818-1940, in Itinerario, 27(1): 125-127.
Manuscript
review of Raymond F. Betts, Decolonization,
2nd edition, for Routledge Publishers, to consider for 3rd
edition. October, 2002.
Review
of Marjorie Morgan. National Identities and Travel in
Victorian
Review
of The First Protestant Missionary in
Review
of Susan Billington Harper, In the Shadow
of the Mahatma: Bishop V.S. Azariah and the Travails of Christianity in
Review
of Robert Ross, Status and Respectability
in the
Review
of F.W. De Klerk, The Last Trek, A New
Beginning: The Autobiography, in the History.
Review of New Books, 29(Spring 2000): 127-28.
Review
of The San and the Colonization of the
Review
of The
Review
of Breaking the Chains. Slavery and its Legacy
in the
Review
of Children of Bondage. A Social History
of the Slave Society at the Cape of Good Hope, 1652-1838, and Slavery in
Review
of Apartheid's Reluctant Uncle. The
Manuscript
review of THE KING'S WORD. Meaning,
Conflict and Christianity in a Southern
Review
of The British Presence in the
Transorange, 1845-1854, The
Missionary Letters of Gottlob Schreiner, 1837-1846, and The Wesleyan Mission in the Orange Free
State, 1833-1854, in Journal of
African History 35(2, 1994): 318-320.
Review
of Between Crown and Swastika. The Impact
of the Radical Right on the Afrikaner Nationalist Movement in the Fascist Era,
in African Studies Review 37(2,
September 1994): 183-84.
Review
of Revolution from Above, Rebellion from
Below. The Agrarian
Review
of History Anew and Meaning Over Memory, in The American Historical Review 99(5,
December 1994): 1643-44.
Manuscript
review of Les Pechers du Nouveau Monde.
Les manuels pour la confession des Indiens XVIe-XVIIe siécle, for Westview Press, 1993.
Review
of Frontiers. The Epic of
Review
of The Scramble for
Review
of
Review
of City Games. The Evolution of American
Urban Society and the Rise of Sports, in The International Journal of History of Sport 9(Dec. 1992):
473-474.
Review
of White Supremacy and Black Resistance
in Pre-industrial South
Review
of Black Christians and White
Missionaries, in History Review of
New Books 20(4, Summer 1992): 179-180.
Review
of Mandela, Tambo, and the African
National Congress. The Struggle Against Apartheid. A Documentary,
1948-1990 Survey, in History Review of New Books 20(Spring 1992): 120-121.
Review
of It's a Matter of Survival, in Politics and the Life Sciences 11(August,
1992): 285-286.
Review
of Johannes Menne Postma, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade
1600-1815; Alabi's World, in African
Studies Review 35(April 1992): 150-153.
Review
of "Africans and Europeans in
Review
of Islamic
Review
of A History of the Arab Peoples, in Library Journal
Review
of A History of
Review
of Christian Nationalism and the Rise of
The Afrikaner Broederbond in South
Africa 1918-48, in History Review of
New Books 19(2, Winter 1991): 75.
Review
of Under African Sun, in Journal of
Review
of Slaves and Free Blacks at the
Review
of A Few Months with the Boers: The War
Reminiscences of a Russian Nursing Sister, in The African Book Publishing Record 4(October 1978): 246.
PAPERS AND CONFERENCES
Invited Presenter, ““Religions and Religious Missions in World History: Connectors,
dividers, and Globalizers,” at “Research in World History: Connections and
Globalizations,” Research Agenda Symposium,
Presenter,
“Commerce and/or Christianity: British Settler
Economies and the Great Debate,” to be presented at the XIV
International Economic History Congress,
Presenter,
“All Things to All People: Christian Missionaries in Nineteenth-Century
Presenter,
“’Extending British Interests, British Influence, and the
Presenter,
“Missionaries were Britons Too!”, 4th British World Conference,
Presenter,
“Missionaries and Settler Economies,” 20th International Congress of
Historical Sciences,
Invited Speaker, “World History
Textbooks: Have we go it right yet?”, Conference on Teaching World History,
German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C., March 4, 2005.
Presenter, “The
Presenter, “
Presenter, “Smouse in the
Chair, “Ethnicity and Religion,”
Biennial Conference, Historical Association of
Presenter, “Translating van der Merwe.
The Life and Work of P.J. van der Merwe,” Biennial Conference, Historical
Association of South Africa,
Invited Lecture, "Was
Nelson Mandela a Communist? Resistance to Apartheid and the Cold War." 2nd
Annual Thomas Fiddick Memorial Lecture at the
Chair,
“Religion and Foreign Impacts,” Joint Korean Historical Association/World History
Association Conference,
Chair,
“Asian Spirituality in History,” Joint Korean Historical Association/World
History Association Conference,
Chair,
“Gender and Sexuality in World History,” Tenth International Conference of the
World History Association,
Presenter,
"Standards, Standards Everywhere, But What Are We To Teach?", 16th
Annual History Teachers Conference, Eastern
Chair,
four panels, "Issues in a Changing Africa," "Politics and
Economics in Modern Africa I and
II," and "Secular and Non-Secular NGOs in Sub-Saharan Africa,"
Third World Studies Conference,
Presenter,
"Teaching World History in the Social Studies Curriculum," Annual
Meeting of the American Historical Association,
Presenter,
"Offering Salvation and Civilization: Missionaries in the Third
World," Third World Studies Conference,
Chair,
panel on "Political and Economic Ramifications of Capitalism," Annual
Meeting of the World History Association,
Chair,
panel on "African and Missionary Contacts/Contests/Contexts in Late 19th
and Early 20th Century Africa," Annual Meeting of the African Studies
Association, Washington, D.C., 22 November 1992.
Moderator,
Sunday morning session and Sunday afternoon closing discussion, 16th Annual
Plains Indian Seminar, "The Artist and the Missionary. A Native-American
and Euro-American Cultural Exchange,"
Discussant,
panel on "Cultural History and the Sociology of the Mission Station,"
Conference on "People, Power & Culture: The History of Christianity in
Participant,
Workshop on Missionaries Archives, 8-9 July, 1992,
Presenter,
"Beyond the Boundaries: Relations between the
Presenter,
"Christian Missionaries and European Expansion: Reflections on the
Quincentenary," Annual Meeting of the
Presenter,
"Scribble, Scribble, Scribble: Writing a World History," American
Association of University Professors Lecture Series,
Organizer
and chair, panel on "Editing and Translating African Historical
Sources," Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association,
Organizer
and chair, panel on "Editing African Historical Sources," Annual
Meeting of the Association for Documentary Editing,
Presenter,
"Two Nations, Two Worlds:
Organizer/Coordinator
of the Twelve Annual History Teachers Conference, "Nearby History: Finding
the Past in Your Own Backyard," Eastern
Presenter,
panel on "Freedom and Responsibility - South Africa," University
Lecture Series, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, 13 February
1991.
Organizer/Chair/Presenter,
two hour workshop on "Teaching the California Framework Grade Ten World
History Course," Annual Meeting of the National Council for the Social
Studies, 18 November 1990.
Presenter,
"Editing the John Philip Papers," panel on "The Editing of
African Historical Documents," Annual Meeting of the African Studies
Association, Washington, D.C., 4 November 1990.
Discussant,
panel on "Africa Today: Political Thought and Stabilization," Third
World Studies Conference,
Discussant,
panel on "Apartheid," Third World Studies Conference,
Presenter/Discussant,
panel on "International/Global Education in the Colleges and
Universities," Seminar on International/Global Education,
Moderator,
Plenary Session, "South Africa in Transition," 16th Annual Third
World Conference, Third World Conference Association, St. Louis, Missouri, 5
April 1990.
Presenter,
"Feast and Famine:
Presenter,
"The South African 'Homelands" as Third World Areas," Twelve National Third World Studies
Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, 5 October 1989.
Seminar
leader, following keynote address by Drs. Leila Fawaz and Peter Von Sivers on
"Revolutions in the Middle East," at the Aspen Summer Conference,
"Revolutions in World History," Aspen, Colorado, 9 June 1989.
Chair/Discussant,
panel on "Religion, Liberation Theology, and Human Rights," at the
15th Anniversary Third World Conference,
Presenter,
"Bibles and Beads: Missionaries as Traders in
Presenter,
"Student Teachers and the Social Studies: What Should They Know and How
Should They Perform?" Ninth Annual History Conference, Eastern
Presenter,
"Missionaries as Traders: A South African Case Study." World History Association Conference,
Presenter,
"Edward Hanbury,
Presenter,
"Marketing Systems and Merchant Capital Penetration on the
Presenter,
"Marketing Systems and Merchant Capital Penetration on the
TITLE OF Ph.D.
DISSERTATION
"The
Legalization and Development of Trade on the
CURRENT MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS
n General Editor, Encyclopedia of World History Documents, 4 volumes, Facts on File (October, 2007).
n Author, A History of
n Translation from
Afrikaans to English of three major studies by Afrikaner historian, P.J. van
der Merwe:
*Die Trekboer in die
Geskiendenis van die Kaapkolonie
(1657-1842), (Ohio University Press,
1995).
*Die Noordwaartse
Beweging van die Boere voor die Groot Trek
(1770-1842).
*TREK: Studies oor die
Mobiliteit van die Pioniers
bevolking aan die Kaap. (Forthcoming)
(*Currently
negotiating with Sun Media, University of
volumes on-line, on CD-ROM, and in paperback
editions, 2006.)
MEMBERSHIP IN
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Fulbright
Association
African
Studies Association
American
Historical Association
Association
for Documentary Editing
South
African Historical Association
National
Council for the Social Studies
Van
Riebeeck Society (
World
History Association