Neill
Public Library welcomes film historian Lance Rhoades as we discuss the history
of the Civil War on the silver screen!
The
American Civil War has been a perennially popular subject in cinema. The war
had been over for less than fifty years when movies began to reach the public
on a large scale; some veterans were still alive to see their likenesses
captured in celluloid. Over one hundred years later, this near-constant obsession
with the Civil War not only reflects the nation’s ongoing attempt to understand
a most traumatic period, it also illuminates changing attitudes about national
identity and character. Join in a
conversation about the cinema the war has inspired, and how it reflects changes
in our nation.
This free event takes place Monday, September
25, at 5:30pm in the Neill Public Library Hecht Room.
The
event is free to the public and requires no registration, but please note
seating is limited. Light refreshments
will be served.
About Lance Rhoades
Lance Rhoades is
a multifaceted Seattle-based scholar who completed his graduate studies in
Comparative Literature and Cinema Studies at the University of Washington,
where he has taught in the Department of Comparative Literature, and in the
Cinema Studies, Comparative History of Ideas, and American Indian Studies
programs, and was a recipient of the UW’s Excellence in Teaching award.
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