Northwestern Events Calendar

Mar
22
2023

Rethinking Chicago's Historic Monuments

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When: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
All day  

Where: University Library, One South, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Cost: FREE

Contact: Nancy Cunniff   (847) 467-2294

Group: One Book One Northwestern

Category: Lectures & Meetings, Academic

Description:

History is the story of the past, using all the available facts, and that nostalgia is a fantasy about the past using no facts, and somewhere in between is memory. In “How the Word is Passed”, Clint Smith encourages us to be critical of the stories that inundate our lives. The storymap explains some of the narratives embedded in these monuments to encourage visitors to take a more active, thoughtful engagement in the monuments.’ meanings, both obvious and hidden.

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Mar
23
2023

Rethinking Chicago's Historic Monuments

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When: Thursday, March 23, 2023
All day  

Where: University Library, One South, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Cost: FREE

Contact: Nancy Cunniff   (847) 467-2294

Group: One Book One Northwestern

Category: Lectures & Meetings, Academic

Description:

History is the story of the past, using all the available facts, and that nostalgia is a fantasy about the past using no facts, and somewhere in between is memory. In “How the Word is Passed”, Clint Smith encourages us to be critical of the stories that inundate our lives. The storymap explains some of the narratives embedded in these monuments to encourage visitors to take a more active, thoughtful engagement in the monuments.’ meanings, both obvious and hidden.

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Mar
24
2023

Rethinking Chicago's Historic Monuments

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When: Friday, March 24, 2023
All day  

Where: University Library, One South, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Cost: FREE

Contact: Nancy Cunniff   (847) 467-2294

Group: One Book One Northwestern

Category: Lectures & Meetings, Academic

Description:

History is the story of the past, using all the available facts, and that nostalgia is a fantasy about the past using no facts, and somewhere in between is memory. In “How the Word is Passed”, Clint Smith encourages us to be critical of the stories that inundate our lives. The storymap explains some of the narratives embedded in these monuments to encourage visitors to take a more active, thoughtful engagement in the monuments.’ meanings, both obvious and hidden.

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Mar
25
2023

Rethinking Chicago's Historic Monuments

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When: Saturday, March 25, 2023
All day  

Where: University Library, One South, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Cost: FREE

Contact: Nancy Cunniff   (847) 467-2294

Group: One Book One Northwestern

Category: Lectures & Meetings, Academic

Description:

History is the story of the past, using all the available facts, and that nostalgia is a fantasy about the past using no facts, and somewhere in between is memory. In “How the Word is Passed”, Clint Smith encourages us to be critical of the stories that inundate our lives. The storymap explains some of the narratives embedded in these monuments to encourage visitors to take a more active, thoughtful engagement in the monuments.’ meanings, both obvious and hidden.

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Mar
26
2023

Rethinking Chicago's Historic Monuments

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When: Sunday, March 26, 2023
All day  

Where: University Library, One South, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Cost: FREE

Contact: Nancy Cunniff   (847) 467-2294

Group: One Book One Northwestern

Category: Lectures & Meetings, Academic

Description:

History is the story of the past, using all the available facts, and that nostalgia is a fantasy about the past using no facts, and somewhere in between is memory. In “How the Word is Passed”, Clint Smith encourages us to be critical of the stories that inundate our lives. The storymap explains some of the narratives embedded in these monuments to encourage visitors to take a more active, thoughtful engagement in the monuments.’ meanings, both obvious and hidden.

View online

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