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As the United States turns 250 years old, Americans and the world have reflected on the meanings of the American Revolution, then and now. For our 2026-27 speaker series, the Center for Humanities presents “American Revolutions.” We will feature seven events. In the fall, we will have four events on the Revolutionary War itself. In the spring, we will present three talks on the Revolution’s legacy, in Latin America, the Caribbean, and on the Civil War.
Fall Events
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Declaration* *But Were Afraid to Ask - Rob Parkinson
September 24, 4pm
Galanti Lounge, Carothers Library- Soul Value - Soul Value
October 21, time TBD
Location TBD
Environmental Legacies: How the War of Independence Affected the Natural World in Predictable and Surprising Ways - David Hsiung
November 12, time TBD
Location TBD
A Complicated Revolution: Indigenous Slavery and Dispossession during the War for Independence - Linford Fisher
December 9, time TBD
Location TBD
Spring Events
“Real Men:” U.S. Popular Images of Cuban Revolutionary Masculinity, 1957-1965 - Blair Woodard
February 11, time TBD
Location TBD
Disciplined into the Frame: Anti-Colonial Resistance among Indentured Indian Laborers in Jamaica (1845-1917) - Suzanne Persard
March 11, time TBD
Location TBD
The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic - Manisha Sinha
April 8, time TBD
Location TBD
The Center for the Humanities is grateful to the College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Research and Economic Development, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, and the Women’s Center for generously co-sponsoring this series.
