Erick Johann Mann, Ph.D.

Madrid, July 2024

Professor of History and Fulbright Scholar

Division of Liberal Arts

Oakton College

Office: Des Plaines Campus 2714

Email: emann@oakton.edu

Academic Study

Ph.D. History University of Wisconsin-Madison

M.A. History University of Wisconsin-Madison

B.A. History and Anthropology Loyola University Chicago

Professor Mann Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Courses that I teach

    History of Ancient and Modern China

 History of Ancient and Modern Africa

United States History to 1877

United States History from 1877 to the Present

Military History of the United States from 1607 to the Present

History of the Vietnam War

History of Germany

History of Latin American to Independence

 History of Modern Latin America

 History of Contemporary Non-Western Civilizations, 1945 to the Present

Welcome to Oakton! I am looking forward to working with you this semester as your History Professor

After completing my Bachelor degree in History and Anthropology at Loyola University of Chicago, I continued on to my Masters and Doctoral degrees at the University of Wisconsin Madison. My decision to complete my doctoral work at UW-Madison was its internationally renowned African Studies Program. Every imaginable discipline was represented by an Africa focused faculty member, ranging from African Cultural Studies to Urban and Regional Planning.

Having been awarded a Fulbright scholarship, as well as support from the German Academic Exchange (Deutscher Akademisher Austauschdienst / German Academic Exchange Service) DAAD, Padagogische Austauschdienst (PAD / Academic Exchange Service) and the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES) Foundation for Social Democracy, I was able to complete my Ph.D. thesis on what was German East Africa (modern Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi) and published the book Mikono Ya Damu Hands of Blood African Mercenaries and the Politics of Conflict in German East Africa, 1888 to 1904.

After completing my doctoral work, I began my career in teaching and research at Elmhurst College here in Illinois. After three years I accepted an appointment as a tenure track professor in History at Oakton College. I have been at Oakton since 2000. What I enjoy most about being here are the students and the small classes, as compared to most four-year universities and colleges. I think that the smaller classes are ideal to creating an excellent learning environment for every student in the class. As far as I am concerned, no matter why you are taking a class, it is my wish to introduce you to the study of History. History is not memorization of names, places and dates, as is so often taught in High School. It is about fascinating people and places that I hope you will visit and see for yourselves. Many of our students are also from the places that we will be studying together. I look forward to working with you this semester.

Above all, I am here to help you succeed in which ever class you are taking with me. If you ever have ANY questions, always contact me, or visit me during my office hours listed on the class syllabus, or at any time, that is what I am here for.

Malvinas Islands Memorial, Buenos Aires Argentina	Professor Mann at the Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires Eva Peron Museum, Buenos Aires		Tomb of Eva Peron and Family, Recoleta Cemetery		Professor Mann with President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia in London, England Park Lane Hotel
War Remnants Museum Saigon, Vietnam		War Remnants Museum Saigon, Vietnam		Former Presidential Palace of South Vietnam Saigon, Vietnam

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor of History & Fulbright Scholar Non-Western Studies 2000-present Oakton College, Liberal Arts

Visiting Lecturer, College of DuPage, Illinois April, 2018-present. Latino Outreach Center.

Visiting Professor of History at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), 2015-present (summers)

Visiting Professor of History at the Universidad Nacional Autooma de Mexico (UNAM), 2010-present (summers)

Visiting Professor of History at the Saigon National University 2018-present (summers)

Visiting Professor of History at the Fulbright University Vietnam 2018-present (summers)

Chair, Department of Historical and Policy Studies, 2003-2017 Oakton College

Professor of History, Elmhurst College, 1998-2000.

Student Instructor and Teaching Aid for History and English Helmholtz Gymnasium, Kurfuestenstrasse 53, 14467 Potsdam, Germany founded 1738. 1996-1997

Recipient of grants for doctoral research from the following: 1994-1998

Fulbright Scholarship Program

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - The Friedrich Ebert Foundation is a German political foundation associated with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, yet independent of it.

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) / German Academic Exchange Service

Paedagogischer Austauschdienst (PAD) / Pedagogic Exchange Service

Student Instructor for English - Fachhochschule Potsdam / University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is a young, dynamic University founded in 1991, courses of study offered by the Faculties of Civil Engineering, Design, Information Sciences, Social and Educational Sciences as well as Stadt | Bau | Kultur provide a well-grounded university education with strong professional prospects. 1996-1997. Instructor for students (ages 25-70) who were former citizens of East Germany and had been denied access to university level education due to their opposition to the East German Communist Party.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) History University of Wisconsin-Madison May 1998

Master of Arts (MA) History University of Wisconsin-Madison May 1994

Bachelor of Arts (BA) History and Anthropology Loyola University of Chicago May 1991

PUBLICATIONS

Erick J. Mann, Ph.D. Mikono Ya Damu: "Hands of Blood": African Mercenaries and the Politics of Conflict in German East Africa, 1888-1904 Paperback: 335 pages. Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc (November 2001)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0820453692

ISBN-13: 978-0820453699

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS

Latino American Studies Association (LASA) 1994-present.

Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 1993-present.

Obsidiana Member of the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) 1852 W. 19th street, Chicago, IL 60608 March 2018-present.

Latino Ethnic Awareness Association (LEAA) College of Dupage (COD) creates and promotes unity on-campus among all students not only Latino/Hispanic students.

African Studies Association (ASA) 1993-present.

American Studies Association (ASA) 1997-present.

The Art Institute of Chicago Member 1995-present.

The Field Museum (Chicago) Member 11/2019-present.

The Shedd Aquarium (Chicago) Member 11/2019-present.

Brookfield Zoo (Brookfield, Illinois) Member 11/2019-present

Pritzker Military Museum and Library Member (Chicago) Member 12/2019-present.

Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association (1998-present)

First Division Museum at Cantigny, Wheaton, IL.

LANGUAGE(S)

German and English (Complete fluency)

Kiswahili and Lingala (fluent in reading, writing, and speaking) as part of UW-Madison African Studies requirements for the Ph.D. program.

Spanish and Italian (above average proficiency)

French (basic conversation and reading) as part of UW-Madison African Studies Program requirements for PhD program.

Vietnamese (reading and conversation, beginning levels 1 and 2 and continuing to study)

Academic and Professional Memberships

When I was a student at Lincoln Middle School, Berwyn, Illinois, I did a debate, as part of a speech class, on the Malvinas-Falklands War of 1982 between Argentina and Great Britain. I represented e Argentina. This is the letter I received from the Casa Rosada/Pink House, which is the Argentine President’s office, similar to the White House in Washington D.C.. I also was invited to meet the Counsel General here in Chicago. https://cchic.cancilleria.gob.ar/en

As part of the debate, the consulate also let me borrow the Argentine flag. After this experience, I knew that I wanted to major in History.