Upcoming Lectures
The following lectures are open to the public.
Neely links Constitution and the Civil War
Mark Neely will give a lecture entitled “Constitutional Conflict in the American Civil War” at the E. Berry Prettyman U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, September 15, 2012, as part of a symposium entitled, “Lincoln, War, and the Constitution,” starting at 9 a.m. Sponsored by the Lincoln Group of D.C., the Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, the Lincoln Forum, and the Lincoln Archives Digital Project. Conference registration required. For more information, contact Karen Needles, ph. 240-462-9802, , or visit http://www.lincolngroup.org/lincolnconstitution.html.
Jacobson discusses visual culture
Matthew Frye Jacobson will give the keynote address during the 2012 Visual Culture Graduate Student Conference, “Politics of the Eye: Imagery of the American Political Landscape,” at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the university’s American studies department. Conference registration required. For more information, contact conference chair Mike McCollum, ph. (970)819-8758, , or visit http://www.sluvcc2012.blogspot.com.



