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.