Plenty of topics to choose from as our experts speak at Ashland Public Library. Time North Room South Room 9:00 AM SAC, Deterrence, and Nebraska in the Early Cold War Brian York, Curator, SAC Museum History of Rock N' Roll Randall Snyder, Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau 10:00 AM Red Channels: Anti-Communism in 1950s Film and Television Dr. Sean Trundle, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Crises and Opportunities of the 1950s Cold War Dr. Thomas Berg, Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau 11:00 AM The Fight for Civil Rights Becky Stone & Dr. Lenneal Henderson, Chautauqua scholars 75 minutes 12:15 PM LUNCH 1 PM Conformity and Its Discontents: Suburbanization and Consumer Culture Dr. Sean Trundle, University of Nebraska-Lincoln A Lost Consensus? Politics and Culture in the 1950s Dr. Danielle Battisti, University of Nebraska-Omaha 2 PM Fire in the Hole: The Contrasting Visions of Dwight Eisenhower and Earl Warren Jim Newton, Eisenhower and Warren scholar What’s Up with Ward & June? The 1950s American Family in Myth, Memory, & Reality Dr. Catherine Biba, Hastings College 3 PM Whom We Shall Welcome: Immigration and the Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Postwar America Dr. Danielle Battisti, University of Nebraska-Omaha The Korean War: Uncharted Waters in the Cold War Dr. Thomas Berg, Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau 4 PM Let’s Play Ball! Sports in American Life Dr. Catherine Biba, Hastings College Post-War Pop: Memorabilia of the 1950s Donald-Brian Johnson, Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau
Join us at Glacial Till Cider House and Tap Room (1419 Silver St) for fun socializing! 1950s themed attire welcome
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Chautauqua Keynote: “The Middle Way: Eisenhower and the Struggle for National Consensus” (Read More)
Jim Newton, author of Eisenhower: The White House Years, will speak under the Chautauqua tent about how Eisenhower brought together a nation in conflict. Timely topic for today! Q & A to follow moderated by Danielle Battisti, University of Nebraska Omaha
Join fashion historian and Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau member Sue McClain under the Chautauqua Tent in Ashland as she reviews 1950s fashions from head to toe with the help of local models.
Dr. David Nichols, Professor Emeritus, Southwestern University (KS), joins Chautauqua fans online to take a closer look at President Dwight D. Eisenhower's handling of controversial Senator Joseph McCarthy (R, Wisconsin). Open to all via Zoom Webinar. Register now!
