History Events

CLAHS Events Calendar
  • Film Screening and Conversation with R. J. Lozada: "Passing Grounds, and Other Stories" Please join us for a night of films and conversation with award winning multimedia journalist and documentarian filmmaker R.J. Lozada. On April 19 at Fralin Auditorium, Lozada will present a series of his films that explore and engage multiple diasporas and communities in flux. Films include: "Passing Grounds," a multimedia project that explores numerous sites where people of color died at the hands of law enforcement in 2014; and the award-winning "Mother's Day," which documents the Get on the Bus program, a community shuttle service program that transports families to visit incarcerated family members in prisons throughout California during Mother's Day and Father's Day. In addition, to coincide with the Asian American heritage month at Virginia Tech, Lozada will screen several films on Asian Americans and Asian America, including: "A Place on Sixth and Mission," a short that captures the myriad groups and experiences of those that use the Bayanihan Center in San Francisco; and "Distance Between," a personal film about fatherhood in the Filipino diaspora. Light refreshments will be provided after the event. This event is presented by the Department of History, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Religion and Culture, Department of Sociology, and the Center for the Humanities. 04/19/2019 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Fralin Auditorium
  • Poetry Reading: Fatemeh Shams Please join us for a reading by the award-winning Iranian poet and assistant professor of Persian Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Middle East Working Group at Virginia Tech; College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences International Initiative Committee; Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures; Department of Economics, Department of History; Department of Science, Technology, and Society; Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment, Global Issues Initiative. 04/19/2019 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Squires 300
  • Lecture: "The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War" Please join us for a lecture by Aaron Sheehan-Dean, the Fred C. Frey Professor of History at Louisiana State University. 04/24/2019 5:00 PM - 11:59 PM Brush Mountain A, Squires Student Center 3rd Floor
  • Documentary Screening: "Father K" and Q and A with Father K Please join us for a free screening of a new documentary about a Palestinian-born activist's journey to bring peace and unity to a divided America through New York city politics. Q and A with Father K, Pastor Khader El-Yateem, following the screening and then a reception will be held in the lobby. Sponsored by the Lyric Theater, Lutheran Memorial Lutheran Church, and the Department of History. 04/27/2019 3:00 PM - 11:59 PM Lyric Theatre