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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>The department is hosting a reception for conference attendees to the 2012 American Historical Association Annual Meeting at the new </span><a href="http://museums.depaul.edu/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>DePaul University Art Museum</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'> on Friday, January 6, 5-8pm. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Please attend and encourage any friends and colleagues attending the AHA this year to join us. History Graduate Students do not need to attend the AHA to attend the reception.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Details for the reception are below and attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Thomas A. Foster</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Associate Professor and Chair</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Department of History</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>2320 N. Kenmore Avenue</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>DePaul University</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Chicago, IL 60615</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#C3DAF9'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>______________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Friday, January 6, 2012 // 5–8</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>PM</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&gs_upl=1949l3897l0l4077l9l7l0l0l0l0l169l724l4.3l7l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=560&q=935+W+fullerton+chicago&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x880fd31b551d3093:0x9b481c0785a9fc73,935+W+Fullerton+Ave,+Chicago,+IL+60614&gl=us&ei=ZQndToPnGMmZiQLl_OHXCQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ8gEwAA" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>935 W. Fullerton</span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Wine, beer, & hors d'oeuvres served.</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>“For a century or more the Chicago arts community has struggled to define itself in relation to other artistic centers, such as Paris, New York or Los Angeles. While prominent American artists past and present have made Chicago their home at one point or another, many left to make their reputations elsewhere. Rather than submit to the label of ‘second’ city, can Chicago be seen as a center in its own right with an artistic perspective and community as distinctive as its geography, economy and politics? This exhibition shows work by 40 artists, each chosen by a member of the Chicago art world, and invites viewers to join in a conversation about who’s famous, who used to be, and who ought to be.”</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="http://history.uchicago.edu/faculty/harris.shtml" target="_blank"><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Dr. Neil Harris </span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>(Emeritus, University of Chicago) will offer brief remarks introducing the exhibit at 6 o'clock.</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>AHA attendees are welcome to browse and enjoy refreshments.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Sponsored by the History Department at DePaul University.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Directions from Sheraton Hotel:</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>The DePaul Art Museum is conveniently located adjacent to the Fullerton CTA Brown/Red line stations. The Fullerton Bus (#74) and the Lincoln Avenue Bus (#11) both stop in front of the museum as well. Street parking is available in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Validated parking rates are also available for the Sheffield garage located around the corner from the museum, a half block south on Sheffield Avenue. </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>