NEH Summer Institute on WWI and the Arts

Our scholars hit the ground running from Day One! Here are a few highlights

Our outstanding scholars, and host Sandra Geiser, brought the transnational experiences of WWI alive through song, images, and poetry. Many thanks to the Mercantile Library for hosting and promoting this event.

What happens when chemistry turns deadly? Learn more at 'The Afterlife of the Chemist's War: Gas Masks and Culture, 1915-1945.' Dr. Susan Grayzel, an internationally renowned scholar of WWI, will present a lecture at the UC College of Medicine on chemical warfare and the development of gas masks in the Great War.

Free and open to the public. 7:00 p.m., Kresge Auditorium at the UC College of Medicine.

Photos courtesy of the Imperial War Museum

Want to explore a Cincinnati treasure, and experience the poetry, prose, songs, images, and sounds of WWI?

On July 8 please join NEH institute scholars of music, literature and theater as they present, "Literature, Arts and Music of the Great War." The event takes place at 7 p.m. at the Mercantile Library, at 414 Walnut St. in downtown Cincinnati. 22 performers will present three-minute performances that represent the multidimensional experiences of WWI.

See, hear, and feel history come alive!

http://new.mercantilelibrary.com/event/literature-arts-and-music-of-the-great-war/

http://www.yelp.com/events/cincinnati-literature-arts-and-music-of-the-great-war

Literature, Arts, and Music of the Great War, Cincinnati | Events | Yelp The University of Cincinnati is joining a number of institutions across the city in observing the 100th anniversary of World War I. On July 8th, fellows from The WWI and the Arts Summer NEH Institute, scholars of music, literature and theater will…

Tell, your family, tell your friends, tickets to the 1913-Style Dinner MUST be purchased by Tuesday June 17 at 8:30 am. So what are you waiting for?

If you would like to join our scholars for the 1913-Style Dinner at the Cincinnati Museum Center, today is the LAST day to sign up! Reserve your spot at cincymuseum.org/programs/lectures or call (513) 287-7001 for tickets!

On Wednesday, June 11, Dr. Lily Frierson, David Conzett, and Josh Brenner gave a tour of the WWI Medicine exhibit in the Lucas Room in the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of Health Professions to Sergeant Major and Mrs. Raymond F. Chandler. Photo credits: Katie Fiorelli.

http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=19963

Check out this fabulous publicity package by UC!

UC Joins Citywide Events Observing the 100th Anniversary of World War I A UC institute funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities will expand understandings of the cultural impact of the war beyond Europe.

https://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/liblog/2014/06/06/the-great-war-exhibit-in-langsam-library/

http://www.yelp.com/events/cincinnati-the-afterlife-of-the-chemists-war-gas-masks-and-culture-1915-1945

The Afterlife of the Chemist's War: Gas Masks and Culture, 1915-1945, Cincinnati | Events | Yelp The NEH Summer Institute on WWI and the Arts: Sound, Vision, Psyche, the Department of History, and the College of Medicine will host Dr. Susan Grayzel, an internationally renowned scholar of WWI, to present a lecture at the UC College of Medicine…

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