William C. Van
Norman Jr.
MSC 2001 Dept. of History
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
(540) 568-7318
vannorwc@jmu.edu
Education:
 2005 |
Ph.D,
History, University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  Dissertation
Title: “Shade Grown Slavery: Life and Labor on Coffee Plantations
in Western Cuba, 1790-1845.” Advisor: Louis A. Pérez, Jr. |
| 1999 |
MA,
History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Thesis
title:“Re-imagined Identity: Cultural Transformation in Cuban Bozales.” |
| 1997 |
BA,
summa cum laude, History with Minor in Spanish, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Arizona. BA, summa cum laude, Religious Studies with a Certificate in Latin American Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. Honors
Thesis Title: “Santería in the History and Cosmology of Cuba.” |
| 1991-1994 |
Scottsdale
Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona. Transfer to Arizona State University. |
Awards:
| 2004 | Business History Conference Travel Grant. |
| 2003-2004 | Quinn Dissertation Completion Award, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Department of History. |
| 2002 | Conference
on Latin American History (American Historical Association) Lydia
Cabrera Award for Cuban Historical Studies University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Graduate School Off-Campus Dissertation Research Fellowship. |
| 2001 | University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Department of History Mowry Fellowship; FITAC Technology Group Grant. |
| 2000 | Institute
of Latin American Studies Tinker Field Research Grant Fellowship; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Department of History Mowry Fellowship; FITAC Technology Peer Group Consultant Grant. |
| 1997-2001, 2002-2003 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Graduate School Tuition Waivers, Academic Stipends, Research Assistantship, and Teaching Assistantships (During Academic School Years). |
| 1998 |
Institute of Latin American Studies Tinker Field Research Grant Fellowship. |
| 1997 | Waddell Memorial Fellowship, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. |
| 1997 | BAs in
History and Religious Studies with Honors, Honors College, Arizona
State University, Tempe, Arizona. Outstanding Student in Latin American Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. |
| 1996 | Phi Beta Kappa. |
| 1995-1997 | Regents Scholarship, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. |
Teaching/Work Experience:
| Visiting Asst. Professor | James Madison University | 2005-2006 |
Colonial Latin America |
Fall 2005 | |
| Instructor | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | 2004-2005 |
The
Transatlantic Slave Trade |
Spring 2005 | |
| History
of Brazil The History of the World Since 1945 Social Theory and Cultural Diversity |
Fall 2004 | |
| Teaching Assistant | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | 1998-2003 |
| The World
Since 1945, The Transatlantic Slave Trade Modern Muslim World Introduction to Islamic Civilization Introduction to Native American Studies |
Publications:
“
The Process of Cultural Change Among Cuban Bozales During the Nineteenth
Century.” Forthcoming in The Americas, October, 2005.
Review of Matt D. Childs and Toyin Falola, eds., “The Yoruba Diaspora
in the Atlantic World.” Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004.
Forthcoming in International Journal of African Historical Studies, 2006.
Review of Gabino La Rosa Corso, “Runaway Slave Settlements in Cuba:
Resistance and Repression.” Trans. Mary Todd. Chapel Hill: University
of North Carolina Press, 2003. Forthcoming in Cuban Studies, 2005.
Review of Verene Shepherd, ed. “Slavery Without Sugar: Diversity in
Caribbean Economy and Society Since the 17th Century.” Gainesville:
University Press of Florida, 2002. in H-Net Reviews (http://www.h-net.org/reviews/).
October, 2003.
Contributor to Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, History, Culture. Luis Martínez
et al., eds. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003.
Conference papers and presentations:
“
The Rise of Monoculture and the Transformation of Cuban Inter-Family Networks,
1790-1850,” paper presented at Allen Morris Conference on the History
of Florida and the Atlantic World. Florida State University, Tallahassee,
Florida, February, 2006.
“
Foreign Investment and the Decline of Agricultural Diversification in Early
Nineteenth-Century Cuba,” paper presented at the Business History
Conference. Le Creusot, France. June, 2004.
“
Volatile Mixture: African Labor, Cuban Coffee, and Changing Conditions,” paper
presented at Allen Morris Conference on the History of Florida and the
Atlantic World. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, February,
2004.
“
Slave Rebellions in Cuba: Invoking a Sense of Justice, To Right A Wrong,” paper
presented at the American Historical Association annual meeting (CLAH
session), Washington, D.C. January, 2004.
“
The Implications of Changing Slave Populations on the Cafetales of 19th Century
Western Cuba,” paper presented at the XXIV Latin American Studies
Association International Congress, Dallas, Texas. March, 2003.
The Implications of Differing Labor Systems and Social Structures In
The Audiencia Of Cuba During The 18th And 19th Centuries, panel convener
XXIV
Latin American Studies Association International Congress, Dallas,
Texas. March, 2003.
“
Gender and the Demographic Imperative,” paper presented at the 50th
annual South Eastern Conference of Latin American Studies conference,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
March, 2003.
“
Re-imagined Identity: Cultural Transformation in Cuban Bozales,” paper
presented at the Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association
Conference, University of Texas, Austin. February, 2000.
Fieldwork Experience:
| Spring 2002 | Dissertation Research Madrid and Sevilla, Spain and Havana, Cuba |
| Fall 2001 | Dissertation Research Havana and Pinar del Rio, Cuba |
| Summer 2001 | Dissertation research, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Summer 2000 | Pre-disseratation research, Havana, Cuba; collaboration with Dr. Gabino La Rosa, Centro de Antropologia working group. |
| Summer 1999 | Exploratory dissertation research Houghton library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. |
| Summer 1998 | M.A. thesis research Havana and Matanzas, Cuba. |
| Summer 1996 | Honors thesis research Havana, Cuba. |
Professional Affiliations:
American Historical Association
Latin American Studies Association
Conference on Latin American History
South Eastern Conference of Latin American Studies
Business History Conference
Languages:
Advanced proficiency:
Spanish
Intermediate proficiency: French
Basic level: Portuguese