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
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!
