Williams Remembers World War I (Wed, Oct 10, 6PM)

WILLIAMS CELEBRATES THE CENTENARY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1918-2018)

Williams has organized a year-long series of events in 2018 to honor the centenary of the First World War. For all these events (films, lectures, exhibition, courses), see the full info and webpages below.

THIS WEEK: LECTURE ON “FRANCE & WWI,” WED, OCT 10, 6PM, GRIFFIN 3

“Remembering and Forgetting: The Great War in France”

Prof. Susan McCready (University of South Alabama)

Join us for a guest lecture on France & WWI, this Wednesday, October 10, 6PM, Griffin 3.

Susan McCready is Professor of French and Co-Director of the “Center for the Study of War & Memory” at the University of South Alabama.  She is the author of Staging France between the World Wars (2016), and the forthcoming book Commemorative Acts: French Theater and the Great War.

 

WILLIAMS REMEMBERS THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN 2018:

 

French Film Festival (Winter 2018):

“La Grande Guerre: Remembering the Great War”

Three recent films on WWI in France.

Winter 2018, Images Cinema

 

Sawyer Library Exhibit (Summer & Fall 2018):

“The Great War at 100: Williams College and Beyond”

Letters, uniforms, and stories of Williams students and faculty who served in the war.

Summer & Fall 2018, Chapin & Schow Galleries

 

Lecture Series (Fall 2018):

Prof. Susan McCready (University of South Alabama),

“Remembering and Forgetting: The Great War in France,”

October 10, 6PM, Griffin 3

 

Prof. Raffael Scheck (Colby College),

“German Society and Politics during the First Total War, 1914-1918),”

October 23, 6:30PM, Griffin 3

 

Courses (Fall 2018):

COMP 224: “Remembering the Great War,” Prof. Brian Martin

HIST 482:  “The Great War,” Prof. Jim Wood

GERM 201: “Reisefieber: Germans on the Road,” Prof. Helga Druxes

GERM 331: “Silence, Loss, and (Non)Memory in Austria,” Prof. Gail Newman

 

FOR MORE INFO:

https://communications.williams.edu/news-releases/10_1_2018_ww1/

https://cfllc.williams.edu/news/remembering-the-great-war/

https://williamsrecord.com/2018/09/college-organizes-commemoration-of-world-war-i/

https://events.williams.edu/event/the-great-war-at-100-williams-college-and-beyond/

This year-long commemoration of the First World War was co-organized by Brian Martin, Helga Druxes, and Jane Canova of the Center for Foreign Languages, by Sylvia Kennick Brown, Wayne Hammond, and Lisa Conathan of Sawyer Library, and by Andrea Rodas and Sophie Wunderlich of the Class of 2018.

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