The Department of History and American Studies is pleased to announce the following lecture by Dr. Cathleen Lewis of the National Air and Space Museum, which will take place on zoom on Tuesday, April 20, 4pm-5:30pm. Dr. Lewis is a curator at NASM specializing in the Soviet and Russian space programs. If you wish to […]
Category: Talks
Leah Tams–Selling the Flights: Aviation in Historical Advertisements
The Department of History and American Studies is pleased to announce the forthcoming lecture by Leah Tams (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), “Selling the Flights: Aviation in Historical Advertisements.” Tams is presently a graduate student in the School of Information and Library Science at UNC. The lecture will be on Tuesday, March 2, 4pm-5:30pm […]
Roger Connor–Counternarratives in Public History: Aviation and Criminality
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. […]
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
Dr. Richard Bell — “The Reverse Underground Railroad: Slavery and Kidnapping in Pre-Civil War America” – A talk based on his book Stolen Tonight, 2/26, 7 pm, Lee Hall 441 All are welcome!