Summer 2009

Faculty Highlight

Favorite movie(s):
“The Return of Martin Guerre,” “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” (and most Almodóvar films), "Little Miss Sunshine," and "Chocolat."

Areas of interest (work or leisure):
I’m currently doing research on early 20th century U.S. women. I also enjoy reading about Buddhism and practicing qigong.

People don’t know that...
I legally took as my surname the maiden name of my grandmother.

Describe a favorite classroom experience:
I love seeing those “light bulbs” go on when students connect the history we study with their personal story.

What would you most like students to learn from your classes?
That history matters, that everything has causes and consequences, and all people are affected by their living at a particular point in the historical web.

What would you most like students to gain through their years at St. Norbert?
I hope that they leave here valuing curiosity, loving learning, and living mindfully.

What book from your classes would you recommend to parents so that they can learn as their student learns and have something to discuss with him or her?
“Thinking History” by Peter N. Stearns (pamphlet from The American Historical Association) or “History: A Very Short Introduction” by John H. Arnold.

Name
Dr. Marti Lamar

Discipline
History

Hometown
I'm originally from a small town in northern Indiana where my parents and sister still live.

Academic Credentials 
Indiana University at South Bend, B.A. in social studies education

University of Notre-Dame, M.A. in European history

University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. in Latin American history

Fall Semester Classes
The History of Latin America (2 sections) and Women in Latin American History