Lecture: Whither “Gratitude To Our Fathers?” Abraham Lincoln And The American Union
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Law School Building Room 1447
Andrew Lang, is an Associate Professor at Mississippi State University, where he has emerged as one of the leading young scholars of the Civil War period. His first book, In the Wake of War: Military Occupation, Emancipation, and Civil War America, won the 2018 Tom Watson Book Award for the “best book published on the causes, conduct, and effects, broadly defined, of the Civil War.” The prize committee described the book as “one of the very best examples of social-cultural history of the army to be done for the Civil War.” His 2021 book, A Contest of Civilizations: Exploring the Crisis of American Exceptionalism in the Civil War Era, was one of seven finalists out of 90 books submitted for the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize. He serves on the Executive Council of the Society of Civil War Historians. In addition to his distinguished work as a scholar, he has won four Faculty Teaching Awards at Mississippi State. He received his Ph.D. from Rice University in 2013.
Seminar: American Exceptionalism And The Civil War Era
Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024
Time: 10:30am 12:30pm
Venue: TBD
Registration for the seminar with Andrew Lang is free and open to the public. However, because capacity is limited, advance enrollment is necessary. Enrollment will be primarily on a first come, first served basis, though preference is given to UCLA students and faculty members. Participants will be expected to read the materials that will be distributed and participate actively in the discussion. A pizza lunch will be delivered at the end of the seminar. To enroll, please e-mail Professor Daniel Lowenstein at lowenstein@law.ucla.edu.