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  • You can’t argue with Success Posted by: Todd / April 20, 2014 April 20, 2014 At a liberal-arts college such as Pacific Lutheran University where open dialogue is not just encouraged but expected a healthy argument between students is a common occurrence. But no one crafts strategic arguments like the Lutes of PLU’s historic Speech and Debate team. You could argue that PLU’s rich history of success in the arena of competitive debate is one of the university’s best-kept secrets: Debater Andrew

  • Neal Sobania Professor of History, Emeritus Email: sobania@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies), 1980 M.A., Ohio University, 1973 B.A., Hope College, 1968 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise African History with a particular focus on Ethiopia Eastern and Southern Africa Visual Culture Museum Studies The use of photographs as historical documents Books Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw By Raymond Silverman

  • Adolphus College. Adam Blackler, “For Land and Life”: Outposts of the German Empire after World War One Dr. Adam Blackler is Associate Professor of History at University of Wyoming Convener: Dr. Heather Mathews, Chair, Associate Professor of Art & Design, Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies 11:45 - 12:00 p.m. – Break 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Lunch, AUC Chris KnutzenPresentations by Mayer Summer Research Fellows Austin Karr, “Slovakia and the Inability to Confront the

  • On Exhibit: The Best We Could Do Posted by: Holly Senn / August 23, 2021 August 23, 2021 On Exhibit: Common Reading Book 2021, The Best We Could Do The 2021-2022 academic year Common Reading book is the critically acclaimed graphic novel, The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. In this timely and breathtaking memoir, Bui explores her experiences as a daughter of Vietnamese immigrants who escaped the fall of Saigon in 1975. Her book describes how she has come to understand her family’s history and her

  • October 22, 2012 PLU professor selected as Chair of the Curti Prize committee PLU Professor E. Wayne Carp has been selected by the Organization of American Historians as Chair of the 2013 Curti Prize Committee. The Merle Curti Prize is awarded annually by the Organization of American Historians, the most prestigious and influential U.S. historical organization, for the best book in American social and/or intellectual history. Carp is a professor of history at PLU and holds the Benson Family

  • ResourcesChicago Manual of Style Modern Language Association (MLA) AP Stylebook Oxford English Dictionary Elements of StyleGetting PublishedSelfpublishing.com Tools & Resources Writer’s Digest Published.comBook ArtsBook Arts Web Center for Book Arts Independent Publishing Resource Center Tacoma Wayzgoose Letterology (Jennifer Kennard) Kyoko Imazu The Third & the Seventh (Alex Roman) Presstidigitation Springtide PressPublishing Studies ProgramsAmerican Printing History Association Mark Samuel Lasner Fellowship

  • Heather Mathews Associate Professor in Art History Biography Biography Mathews will present The Past is Present: Holocaust Remembrance in Contemporary German Art. In Germany, art plays a major role in the public narrative of the Holocaust. Stories of victims, perpetrators, survivors, and their descendants that might otherwise have been forgotten or ignored are coaxed out of local histories by public artworks and monuments. The imagery of these artworks deals with the Holocaust on both

  • is excited to join the Museum at this very important time in our history, and we are thrilled to welcome her as a member of our team.Roberta GrossmanPresentation Title: “Who Will Write Our History?” Who: Director Roberta Grossman Bio: An award-winning filmmaker with a passion for history and social justice, Roberta Grossman has written, directed, and produced more than 40 hours of film and television. What sets her films apart are high production values, beautiful cinematic craftsmanship and

  • is excited to join the Museum at this very important time in our history, and we are thrilled to welcome her as a member of our team.Roberta GrossmanPresentation Title: “Who Will Write Our History?” Who: Director Roberta Grossman Bio: An award-winning filmmaker with a passion for history and social justice, Roberta Grossman has written, directed, and produced more than 40 hours of film and television. What sets her films apart are high production values, beautiful cinematic craftsmanship and

  • 2015 Speaker BiographiesLaura Brade Laura Brade is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill under the direction of Christopher Browning and Chad Bryant. Her dissertation titled, “Coerced Voluntary Migration: Jewish Flight from the Bohemian Lands, 1938-1941.” She has conducted research in Washington, D.C., the Czech Republic, and Israel thanks to the support of the USHMM Margit Meissner Fund for the Study of the Holocaust in the Czech Lands, the Claims