'MAKING SENSE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR'DISCUSSION SERIES TO EXPLORE MEANING OF WAR IN ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
A hundred and fifty years after the defining war in our nation’s history, Americans are still discovering its meaning.
This event in our history will be explored in a free reading and discussion series titled, “Making Sense of the American Civil War,” to be lead by George Vourlojianis, Ph.D., associate professor of History at Lorain County Community College.
The free series will be held at 7 p.m. in room 231 of the LCCC Barbara and Mike Bass Library and Community Resource Center.
It will cover the following topics on the following dates:
• Imagining War ¬– January 23
• Choosing Sides – February 20
• Making Sense of Shiloh – March 12
• The Shape of War – April 2
• War and Freedom – May 7.
“Making Sense of the Civil War provides a forum for members of the community to discuss, interpret and express their opinions on the seminal moment in the nation’s advancement,” Vourlojianis said.
This program is designed as a series of conversations about the different facets of the Civil War experience, informed by reading the words written or spoken by important voices from the past and present, he noted.
Readings for the series are from the following titles: “March,” by Geraldine Brooks; “Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam,” by James McPherson; and “America’s War: Talking about the Civil War and Emancipation on their 150th Anniversaries,” edited by Edward L. Ayers.
These three books are available from the LCCC Bass Library. LCCC Library cards are available to community users at no charge.
While the discussion series is free, registration – for individual sessions or the entire series – is necessary. Call 440-366-4126 or visit www.lorainccc.edu/civilwar for more information or to register.
Funding for this program was made possible in part by the Ohio Humanities council with support by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the program do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities, or of the Ohio Humanities Council.