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Oct 8

Tuesday Oct 8, 2019

Faustian Bargain: Secret Soviet-German Military Cooperation in the Interwar Period

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Location: 1030 Jenkins Nanovic

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Ian Johnson is historian of war, diplomacy, and technology. He received his PhD from the Ohio State University in 2016, with a dissertation that explored secret military cooperation between the Soviet Union and Germany in the interwar…

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Oct 29

Tuesday Oct 29, 2019

Lecture: Metapoetical Passages in the Metamorphoses by Vittorio Hösle

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Location: 114 O'Shaughnessy Hall

The lecture analyzes some metapoetical passages of the Metamorphoses. It clarifies how Ovid is speaking through the myths about art—art in general, his own and others’—and how he thus helps us to interpret his main work correctly.

Vittorio Hösle is the Paul Kimball Professor of Arts…

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Oct 31

Thursday Oct 31, 2019

Lecture: "When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music and the Politics of Freedom in the Post-Civil Rights Era." Claudrena Harold, University of Virgina

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Location: DeBartolo 216

When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music and the Politics of Freedom in the post-Civil Rights Era.

Claudrena Harold, University of Virginia

“When Sunday Comes” examines the artistry, politics, and commercial triumphs of African American gospel music during the…

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