LLC30: Culture and Democracy in Nineteenth-Century New York
About
A group of 19th-Century scholars interested in studying and bringing to life the dynamic interplay of race, gender, reform, religion, politics, art, and literature in 19th-century New York.
Active since: 2019
Open to New People
- Syracuse University
- Cornell University
Collaborative Goals
The Working Group has been restricted from meeting since Fall 2019 because of the pandemic. The Group first sought to host a couple of speakers that could energize faculty and graduate students, and did so on March 11 and April, 2022. The Group also met as a group on April 30, 2022, to introduce ourselves and to discuss another planning meeting for Fall 2022 (tentative date: September 23-24, 2022). The idea was to brainstorm about possibilities for both Fall 2022 and Fall 2023 in and around Ithaca, New York. The Workin Group is also planning a more public event for Fall 2023.
Group Organizers





Group Members
- Gerard Aching, Professor, African Studies, Cornell University
- Jeffrey Adams, Graduate Student, Syracuse University
- Alex Black, Assistant Professor, English, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Kimiyo Bremer, Ph.D. Student in History of Art, Cornell University
- Charline Jao, Ph.D. Student, Cornell University
- Madeline Krumel, Graduate Student, Syracuse University
- Will Marple, Graduate Student, Syracuse University
- Chanté Morris, Ph.D. Student, Cornell University
- Seth Murray, Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
- Jon Parmenter, Professor, History, Cornell University
- Joan Shelley Rubin, Professor, History, University of Rochester
- Lenora Warren, Professor, Cornell University
Non Corridor Members
- Mary Grace Albanese, Professor, SUNY Binghamton
- Crystal Donkor, Professor, English, SUNY New Paltz
- Matt Seybold, Professor, Elmira College
Activities
Spring 2023 Conference Planning
April 30, 2022, 9 a.m.
Planning meetings
Sept. 23, 2022, 1 p.m.
LLC30 Planning Meeting for Rochester 2024
April 21, 2023, noon
Group Outcomes
The meeting on April 30, 2022 brought together a number of faculty and graduate students who had never met before. The Working Group anticipates that the "ripple effect" will appear in subsequent meetings.