The Central Rappahannock Regional Library is hosting several lecture series this fall that may be of interest to History and American Studies majors. Click on the fliers below for more information on “World War I and America,” or Reconstruction in “Remember in November.”
*Please note that several of these events have passed, and not all will be held at the downtown branch. See http://www.librarypoint.org/classes_events for location information.
History and American Studies Symposium
University of Mary Washington – Department of History and American Studies
Friday, April 24, 2015
SESSION ONE. 9 AM. Monroe 210—World War II and Its Aftermath
Moderator: Dr. Nabil Al-Tikriti
Sarah Palmer—“Illimitable Schemes for Relief”: International Humanitarianism and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (PB)
Jordan Harmer—Postwar Japanese Society Through Osamu Tezuka’s Manga (SF)
Ike Copperthite—Russian Women in the Red Army in World War II (PB)
This Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 pm in Monroe 346, UMW will host a lecture by Ambassador Lukman Faily, the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States. The ambassador’s lecture, entitled “Challenges of Iraqi Foreign Policy, Status and Prospective,” will outline the new Iraqi government’s approach to foreign policy. Ambassador Faily will focus on Iraq-U.S. relations and regional cooperation to confront the threat of ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria). He also will offer an assessment of current developments in the Middle East and Iraq’s recent initiatives to foster security and stability with its neighbors.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and speak with Ambassador Faily during a brief reception immediately following the program. The event is free and open to the public.
Ambassador Faily has held the position of Iraq’s ambassador to the United States since July 2013, and previously served as Iraq’s ambassador to Japan for three years. Prior to joining the diplomatic corps, Ambassador Faily spent 20 years working in the Information Technology sector for several transnational companies while living in the United Kingdom. Ambassador Faily was an active leader within the large Iraqi exile community in the U.K., and served as a trustee for several non-governmental Iraqi organizations. He also played an active role in opposing Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship, and advocated for democracy and the rule of law in Iraq.
This event will be sponsored by the departments of History and American Studies, Political Science and International Affairs, and Geography, the Leidecker Center for Asian Studies, and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
For more information, please see the university press release here.
Women’s and Gender Studies
and
the Department of History and American Studies present:
Ferguson in Historical Context
Wednesday September 24
7-9pm
Monroe 210
Dr. Jess Rigelhaupt, Dr. Will Mackintosh, and Dr. Claudine Ferrell will provide some historical background to the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri followed by a discussion with the audience
For more information contact Dr. Allyson M. Poska aposka@umw.edu
Women’s and Gender Studies – Brown Bag Lunch Series:
Rachel Elfenbein
PhD candidate in Sociology at Simon Fraser University and former Fulbright fellow to Venezuela
“They Want Our Work, But Not Our Power: Women’s Unpaid Labor in Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution”
In 1999, Venezuela became the first country in the world to constitutionally recognize the value of unpaid housework and specifically entitle homemakers to social security. She will discuss how this landmark constitutional provision affected poor homemakers and gender relations in Venezuela under Hugo Chávez’s Bolivarian government.
Monday April 14 12-1pm
Lee 414
Bring your own lunch and we will provide water and soft drinks
Talking History with Leah Tams, Julia Wood and Professor Will Mackintosh —
“Representing the Print Culture of Geographical Knowledge in the Early American Republic: A Cliometric Odyssey”
Wednesday, April 16th
4- 5 pm
Monroe 210
To learn more about the project, see Professor Mackintosh’s blog post on the topic here.
All are welcome. Questions? Email: wmackint@umw.edu
