Lepage Center

Revisionist History - A Six-Part Conversation Series

Hosted by the

Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University

revisionist history

Part 1

Revising Early America

 

Wednesday, September 18th | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Driscoll Auditorium, Villanova University

 

Read the related feature in the Philadelphia Inquirer >>

 

Watch it live >>

 

Featuring:

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Philip C. Mead
Director of Curatorial Affairs and Chief Historian,
Museum of the American Revolution

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Ana Lucia Araujo
Member, International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Slave Route Project; Professor of History, Howard University

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Karin Wulf
Executive Director, Omohundro Institute, College of William & Mary

The New York Times "1619 Project" and the 400th anniversary of African captives being brought to Virginia in 1619 have re-ignited a public debate on "Revisionist History" and where our American story begins. Columbus? Jamestown? Massachusetts Bay? The Revolution? These analyses often fall short of understanding the full breadth, complexity and vastness of early America, and the interconnectedness of the American story with the global dynamics of the period. On the 400th anniversary of 1619, three historians debate where and who should be part of America's founding story, as well as the myths and realities surrounding America's creation. Read more about the event >>

 

Moderated by Jason Steinhauer, Director, Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest, Villanova University

 

With comment by Maghan Keita, Professor of History and Global Interdisciplinary Studies; Founding Director, Africana Studies; Founding Director, Global Interdisciplinary Studies, Villanova University

 

 

Part 2

Revising the Civil War


Wednesday, October 30th | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Driscoll Auditorium, Villanova University

 

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Rachel Shelden
Director, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center,
Penn State University

Jill Ogline Titus
Associate Director of Civil War Institute,
Gettysburg College

Steven T. Phan
Park Ranger and historian, Civil War Defenses of Washington

 

Part 3

Revising the Cold War

Wednesday, November 6th | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Driscoll Auditorium, Villanova University

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Alex Wellerstein
Creator of NukeMap,
Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology

Meredith Oyen
Historian of U.S.-China relations,
Associate Professor
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Manu Bhagavan
Editor of India and the Cold War,
Professor of History, Hunter College

 

Part 4

Revising the Holocaust

Tuesday, January 28th | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Driscoll Auditorium, Villanova University

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Part 5

Revising Women's Suffrage

Wednesday, March 25th | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Driscoll Auditorium, Villanova University

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Part 6

Revising the Planet

Tuesday, April 21st | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Driscoll Auditorium, Villanova University

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