The Department of History and American Studies is pleased to announce the upcoming lecture by Dr. Roger Connor, “Counternarratives in Public History: Aviation and Criminality.” Dr. Connor is a curator and historian at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. His lecture will take place on zoom on Tuesday, February 16, 4pm-5:30pm. For access to the zoom link, please contact Dr. Harris at sharris@umw.edu.
Talking History with Kyle Stetz of James Madison’s Montpelier
Please join the Department of History and American Studies for a virtual Talking History conversation with Kyle Stetz, the Director of Education and Visitor Services at James Madison’s Montpelier. Our conversation will take place on Tuesday, November 17 from 3-4 PM on Zoom. Please email Will Mackintosh at wmackint@umw.edu for the Zoom link.
Book Talk – Black History Month Speaker: Dr. Richard Bell
Talking History with Dr. Richard Bell – Today at Noon!
Talk: “Mexican Muralism Abroad” – Davida Fernandez-Barkan (2/20)
Mexican Muralism Abroad:
The Diplomacy of Arte Popular, 1920–1940
Davida Fernandez-Barkan
PhD Candidate Harvard University
Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Thursday February 20
Melchers 207
5pm
For more information contact Dr. Allyson Poska aposka@umw.edu
Image:Alfonso Xavier Peña, Rural Education, 1937. Oil on Canvas. Embassy of Mexico in France, Paris