Commemorating the First World War Centennial in Kansas
Sunday, August 23, 1:00-2:30 pm, various campus locations
Students will meet with student leaders, faculty and staff to discuss A Farewell to Arms, KU’s Common Book 2015-16.
Friday, August 28, 8:00 am-9:00 pm, Nunemaker Hall
KU students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in the marathon reading of KU’s 2015 Common Book, A Farewell to Arms. Drop by anytime and enjoy snacks courtesy of the Office of First Year Experience.
Wednesday, September 9, 5:00-7:00 pm
Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium & Kansas Room
Professor Jim Carothers, Professor of English, KU and noted Hemingway scholar, will present a lecture. A reception will immediately follow in the Kansas Room. This lecture is part of the KU 2015 Common Book Event Series organized by the Office of First Year Experience, in collaboration with KU WWI Centennial Commemoration activities coordinated by the European Studies Program.
Film Screening. A Farewell to Arms (1932)
Tuesday, September 29, 6:00 pm, Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Romance drama starring Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, and Adolphe Menjou. A screen adaptation of Hemingway’s novel, the film is about a romantic love affair between an American ambulance driver and an English nurse in Italy during World War I. The film received Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Art Direction.
CHAD WILLIAMS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN AND AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
7 p.m. | University of Kansas, The Commons (Spooner Hall)
“For the 380,000 African American soldiers who fought in World War I, Woodrow Wilson’s charge to make the world ‘safe for democracy’ carried life-or-death meaning. Chad L. Williams reveals the central role of African American soldiers in the global conflict and how they, along with race activists and ordinary citizens, committed to fighting for democracy at home and beyond. Using a diverse range of sources, Torchbearers of Democracy reclaims the legacy of African American soldiers and veterans and connects their history to issues such as the obligations of citizenship, combat, and labor, diaspora and internationalism, homecoming and racial violence, ‘New Negro’ militancy, and African American memories of the war.” (from the University of North Carolina Press)
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