We were saddened to learn about the death of author Tony Horwitz.
In 2012, Horwitz visited campus as our One Book, One College author. He spoke to several hundred students and members of the public. He spoke about his book on abolitionist John Brown. We do not have a video of his talk but you can listen to his talk here: Tony Horwitz talks about Midnight Rising & Confederates in the Attic at Moraine Valley.
This is a unique conversation with faculty member Rick Aztlan. Mr. Aztlan collections 19th century currency. He shows us some of the pieces in his collection and examines the cultural meanings behind images on the currency.
Currency of the Civil War Era and Depictions of Slavery
Faculty member Rick Aztlan explores the role of institution of slavery in the US economy during the Civil War era through money. Mr. Aztlan will discuss bank notes used in the North and the South and how these notes depicted slaves and slavery. This view connects economics, imagery, culture, and race into a unique understanding of our past with implications for our present. This is part of the One Book, One College program: Tony Horwitz’s Confederates in the Attic.
Faculty member Carey Millsap-Spears discusses the life of artist Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, wife of noted author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Sophia’s life offers us a glimpse into 19th century New England leading up to and through the US Civil War. Sophia’s life illustrates that sometimes a woman’s worst enemy is the idealized character of the Angel in the House who leaves her creative self behind. This is part of the One Book, One College program and Women’s History Month Celebration. This event was hosted by the Moraine Valley Community College Library.
Anti-Slavery Societies, Feminism, and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne featuring Carey Millsap-Spears
Was the Confederacy doomed to failure? Historian Jim McIntyre says, “yes,” and he intends to tell us why in this lecture on military strategy during the US Civil War. This event was hosted in the Moraine Valley Community College Library as part of the One Book, One College Program.
Grand Strategy North and South: Why the Confederates never had a Chance
What was it like to be a Civil War soldier? Historian Joshua Fulton helps us to answer this question. This was part last years’s One Book program on Confederates in the Attic.
A Soldier’s Life: Service in the Union and Confederate Armies
We hear often of the leaders of the Civil War, of Lincoln, Davis, and their images. This presentation by history faculty member Joshua Fulton examines a common soldier’s perspective of the conflict in both armies–how they lived, fought, and endured.
PTSD is an increasingly important topic as we see many returning veterans re-entering society. As part of our One Book program, we organized a panel discussion on PTSD this past fall term. This panel included members of our psychology and counseling departments. This was a great discussion that is worth reviewing.
Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: causes, diagnosis, and treatments
Faculty members from Moraine Valley’s Psychology and Counseling Departments discuss Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This event was held as part of the One Book, One College Program. Panel members included Nick Shizas – Psychology (moderator), Matthew Cullen – Counseling, Terri Easkin – Counseling, Ericka Hamilton – Psychology, Amy Williamson – Psychology.
Last academic year, we looked at Tony Horwitz’s book Confederates in the Attic as our One Book, One College text. At the start of our program, we asked our history faculty to talk about the book. They did, and it was a great event that really helped to dig into this excellent book.
Historians discuss Confederates in the Attic
Moraine Valley history faculty members discuss our One Book text, Confederates in the Attic. This panel included: Merri Fefles (moderator), Kristine VanBaren, Jim McIntyre, Josh Fulton.
It’s finals week, and that means that we have wrapped up our One Book series on Tony Horwitz’s Confederates of the Attic. We have covered all kinds of themes this year. If you missed any of our events or you just want to continue your studies, here are links to the videos from our 2012 2013 One Book events:
—Illinois, Chicago, and the Civil War: Special Lecture featuring Dr. Theodore Karamanski
—Currency of the Civil War Era and Depictions of Slavery
—Anti-Slavery Societies, Feminism, and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne featuring Carey Millsap-Spears
—Grand Strategy North and South: Why the Confederates never had a Chance
—The Roots of Jazz featuring Doug Bratt & members of the Moraine Valley Jazz Faculty
—A Soldier’s Life: Service in the Union and Confederate Armies
—Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: causes, diagnosis, and treatments
—Historians discuss Confederates in the Attic
—2012 Election Panel Discussion
—What Does It Mean To be An American?: Identity, History, and Self
This past fall (2012), we were also honored to welcome Tony Horwitz to campus to talk about new book Midnight Rising and to talk about Confederates in the Attic. Unfortunately, we were not able to put video from the event online, but we were able to record the audio and post it as a podcast. Here’s the link:
—Online Audio: Author Tony Horwitz on Midnight Rising and Confederates.
Today makes the 150 anniversary since the bloodiest day in US history. During one four hour stretch, 10,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. We are noting these anniversaries as part of our One Book, One College Program. Here is an NPR story marking the anniversary, Antietam: A Savage Day In American History. Here are some additional items from our library’s collection.
