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History Seminar by Dr. Brian Crim: “Spy Facts vs. Spy Fiction: ‘Homeland,’ the Covert Sphere, and the End of the War on Terror”

Hopwood Auditorium, Hopwood Hall

Dr. Brian Crim reflects on the close relationship between popular culture and national security policy by using the series 'Homeland' (2011-20) as a case study. The series came at the end of the so-called "War on Terror" and addressed national anxieties about a permanent and intrusive intelligence community.

Free

Black History Month Film Screening: Glory

Hopwood Auditorium, Hopwood Hall

Introduction by Adam Dean, PhD, Associate Professor of History From IMDb.com: Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates. Starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman. This event is free and open to the public. Presented by […]

Free

The Microscope of Language: Poetry, Pediatrics, and Power

Hopwood Auditorium, Hopwood Hall

Iréne P. Mathieu, M.D. Pediatrician and Poet Assistant Director of the Health Humanities, University of Virginia This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the John M. Turner Lecture in the Humanities at the University of Lynchburg.

Free

History Seminar: Archaeology in Action

Hopwood Auditorium, Hopwood Hall

Archaeology in Action: New Insights from the Kitchen Excavation at Historic Sandusky. This event is free and open to the public. Learn more about the University's archaeological field schools: "Lynchburg students dig into archaeology at field schools." Presented by Randy Lichtenberger, Jessica Gantzert and University of Lynchburg students Emma Coffey, Haley Sabolcik, and Abby Gornoshowski.

Free

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