"The Hun is at the Gate" on March 12!

Thank you to everyone who came out last night for the first lecture in our series on World War I.  We had around 65 people in attendance, and we heard a great mix of perspectives on the origins of the war--including how Queen Victoria was the grandmother of most of the leading figures on all sides!

We hope you can also attend our second talk, "The Hun is at the Gate": The Power of World War I Propaganda, which will be on March 12, 2014, at 7:00 pm in Twomey Auditorium (Wood Hall 100).  Dr. Celia Kingsbury, author of For Home and Country: World War I Propaganda on the Homefront (2010) will share her research and perspectives with us.  Anyone who has been through the National World War I Museum in Kansas City will remember the wall of colorful propaganda posters featured in their displays, so join us to learn how images and ideology were used to mobilize millions of people!

Image Credit: Dr. Celia Kingsbury

Origins of the Great War

Our first event, a panel discussion on the origins of the Great War, will be held February 17, 2014, at 7:00 pm in Elliot Student Union 238 on the main campus of the University of Central Missouri.  Historians Dr. Micah Alpaugh, Dr. Carol Heming, and Dr. Eric Tenbus will speak on the French, German, and British perspectives respectively.  While we often hear the phrase "entangling alliances" as a shorthand explanation for the causes of the war, allow our experts to help unravel the complexities of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European politics.  We hope to see you there!

New Lecture Series to Commemorate World War I

The Department of History and Anthropology would like to announce a new lecture series to commemorate the centennial anniversary of World War I.  Over the next few years, the Great War History Lecture Series will host numerous lectures, panel discussions, film screenings, and other events covering social, military, political, cultural, and even artistic aspects of that historical era.  Events will be held at the University of Central Missouri campus in Warrensburg and are open to the public.  Please check back for more information about upcoming events!

For questions about the series, please contact Dr. Jessica Cannon at jacannon@ucmo.edu