Tag: talks

Event this Friday (4/5): “Japan: Two Years after the 3/11 Earthquake-Tsunami”

On Friday, the University of Mary Washington will be hosting a series of lectures, a live music performance, and documentary film screening devoted to the topic of Japan’s 3/11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.Schedule:2:00-3:00 pm — Dr. Steve Rabson lecture, “Aftershocks: Political and Social Reverberations of 3/11 and other Recent Earthquakes in Japan”3:00-4:00 — Dr. Susan […]

Talk: “Educational Opportunities for Women in the Early American Republic”

 On Thursday, April 4th, Dr. Lucia McMahon will share a talk entitled “Educational Opportunities for Women in the Early American Republic.”In her new book, Mere Equals:  The Paradox of Educated Women in the Early American Republic, Lucia McMahon narrates the experiences of educated women in the new nation.  Emboldened by access to new educational opportunities, […]

Black History Month Lecture: Dr. Donna Murch, “A Time Before Crack” (2/18)

In honor of Black History Month, the Departments of History and American Studies and the Program in Women’s and Gender Studies present Dr. Donna Murch (Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University), who will offer a talk entitled “A Time Before Crack: The Destruction of the Southern California Black Panther Party and the Transformation of Black Youth Culture in […]

Talk (11/15): “Red Cross, Double Cross”: Race and America’s World War II Era Blood Program

On Thursday, November 15th, Thomas A. Guglielmo will present a talk entitled “‘Red Cross, Double Cross’: Race and America’s World War II Era Blood Program.” Dr. Guglielmo is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of American Studies at George Washington University.Time:  7 pm on Thursday, 11/15Location: Lee Hall 412This talk is sponsored by the […]