Dr. Cornelius (Cory) Conover

Dr. Cornelius (Cory) Conover 2001 S. Summit Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57197 [email protected] (605) 274-4620

Academic positions 2008-present. Visiting Assistant Professor in Atlantic History, Augustana College (SD). 2007-2008. Visiting Lecturer, Millsaps College.

Education University of Texas at Austin. Ph.D. 2008. Stanford University. Master of Arts. 1999. Grinnell College. Bachelor of Arts. 1995.

Ph.D. dissertation A saint in the empire: Mexico City’s San Felipe de Jesús, 1597-1820. Austin, TX: University of Texas at Austin, May 2008.

Research specialties Latin American History (seventeenth to nineteenth century), Atlantic, Social, Religion (Catholic saints and missionaries), and Imperialism.

Publications in press “Catholic Saints in Spain’s Atlantic Empire.” In Religion and Empire in the Early Modern Atlantic, edited by Susan Juster and Linder Gregerson. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, forthcoming.

Works submitted “Saintly biography and the cult; Mexico City’s Philip of Jesus, 1597-1697.” The Americas, submitted.

Papers presented “Heavenly Commonwealth in the Spanish Empire.” 2007 Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture-SEA. Williamsburg, VA. “Blessed imperialists: Saints in Mexico City, 1627-1727.” 2007 American Historical Association. Atlanta, Georgia. “Creating a new devotion: San Felipe in Mexico City, 1627-1677.” 2006 ILASSA Conference. Austin, TX. “The Imaginary Peso: Imagistic Strategies of 19th Century Mexican Coins.” 2002 Modern Language Association. Annual Conference. New York, NY. “Speaking with a Silver Tongue: Mediterranean Interpretations of Late Eighteenth Century Spanish Coins.” 2003 Latin American Studies Association. Dallas, TX. “Mexico’s Accidental Saint, San Felipe de Jesús.” 2003 ILASSA Student Conference. Austin, TX. Fellowships Teaching assistant award. UT Austin. 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006. Tuition scholarship. UT Austin. Spring 2002. Teaching assistant award. Stanford. 1998-99 academic year.

Visiting scholar Seminario de Historia de la Agricultura y Temas Coloniales. Dirección de Estudios Históricos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. 2004-05. Centro de Estudios Históricos. Colegio de México. 2004-05.

Teaching “Colonial Latin America.” Augustana College, Fall 2009. “Western Civilization I, prehistory-1550.” Augustana College, Fall 2009. “Latin America from 1820 to 2020.” Augustana College, Spring 2009. “Western Civilization II, 1600-1960.” Augustana College, Spring 2009. “Latinos in the US.” Augustana College, January Interim, 2009. “Western Civilization I, prehistory-1550.” Augustana College, Fall 2008. “Heresies and Orthodoxies in Catholicism, 1300-1600.” Millsaps College, Spring 2008. “Latin America in the National Period.” Millsaps College, Spring 2008. “Colonial Latin America.” Millsaps College, Fall 2007. “Middle Ages, 600-1500.” Millsaps College, Fall 2007.

Study Abroad Trips Guatemala, Augustana College, Scheduled for March 13-21, 2010. Nicaragua, Augustana College, March 22-28, 2009.

Service Teacher Education Committee, Augustana College, 2008-10. Faculty Advisor for International Education House, Augustana College, 2009-10. Student co-representative for Latin American History Council, UT Austin. Fall 2002.

Professional memberships American Historical Association The American Catholic Historical Association

Languages Fluent Spanish and reading competency in Latin, Portuguese, and French.

Referees Dr. Ann Twinam (512) 475-7213 Dr. Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra (512) 475-7694 Dr. Geoff Dipple (605) 274-5324