Possibly be given the truly crazy world in which we live at the moment. Im scott henkel, im the director of wyoming institute for Humanities Research and im so happy to welcome you to tonights think and drink. The topic of which is, pandemics in historical perspective. So, im so happy to introduce dr. Melissa morris, who is assistant professor of history and american studies here at the university of wyoming and a member of the Humanities Research institutes steering committee, who will be our moderator tonight and who will introduce our speakers. So, please, welcome. Thank you, scott. Thank you to all of our panelists for agreeing to participate, who i know are in later time zones. So, thank you for sticking with us. And, of course, to all of you out there tuning in in some form or another. Im just going to do a brief introduction to our panelists and then ill let them each talk for a couple of minutes more about how their work intersects with our theme tonight. First we have Michael
Historical precedent . 1918 is the one that comes to mind. And we have nobody better to tell us about 1918 than my good friend christopher nichols. He is a professor of history at oregon state. Hes also director there. Oregon state center for the humanities and founder of their citizenship and crisis initiative. He also studied at harvard, waysleyan and at the university of virginia. Chris is an expert on, i would say, earliest parts of the 20th century. Of course, is he expanding out. He and i, before we came on, were just chatting about new work we have coming out on ideologies on u. S. Foreign policy. That book itself, that term, that title, was a seminole book in the field in 1987. Im really glad someone has decided to go in and update it, shall we say. Theres no better person to do it than chris. Will he talk to us about the 1918 pandemic. I would encourage you, as you look at your zoom screen, on the bottom youll see a q a button. Please, hit that button and submit your questions
As with much of womens history, her story is generally relegated to second tier when talking about her husband, so it is a pleasure tonight to have william hazlegrove here to share his expert perspective and thoughts on her contributions to history. His new book is a look at her role after wilson suffered his debilitating stroke. This latest book is just one of 13 of his books. After his talk books will be , available to purchase and im sure he would be happy to sign them. Please be sure to connect with us through our website and social media so we can keep you uptodate on our Upcoming Events and exhibitions. We will be opening our latest exhibition on october 28. It is called evolving elections. It looks at the 1916 and 2016 elections. Which we will all be glad his history some. One of our most popular events, vintage game nights, is coming up. Please ask any of the staff who is here on how to get involved. Without further ado, william hazlegrove. [applause] mr. Hazelgrove thank you f
Mr. Nichols thanks very much, andrew. It to begin with thanks dont even know if they are in the room but they have been amazing for the work behind the scenes. I have been getting a lot of plaudits for my work. They are doing the work. He is probably in the back room interviewing someone for us. I want to set the state the stage with woodrow wilson. There are some places where maybe this is a little sketchy and we can think about this without me finetuning my own argument. So, on january 8, 1918, woodrow to thewalks purposefully center of the capitol to address a joint session of congress. Much of his cabinet had not been consulted about what was to become the most important foreignpolicy speech of his career. It is among the most important foreignpolicy pronouncement is in u. S. History, nicknamed the 14 points, his enumeration of 14 points he deemed essential to creating a lasting peace. We are all fairly aware of this. Once lofty, idealistic, strategically vague, along with the expe
Christopher thank you, andrew. I want to thank people who havent been fully thanked. Bueno anda natalia amazing in organizing behind the scenes. They really have been integral. If you look at the design and branding, he is really our brand strategist. Back roomhe probably interviewing someone for us now. I want to set the stage for some of their, applications, some places where it feel sketchy. On january 81918, Woodrow Wilson walked purposefully to the podium in the center of the capital to a dress a joint session of congress. Much of this cabinet had not been consulted. It was the most significant in his presidency. Nicknamed the 14 points. To create a lasting peace. New vision of nationalism that we are all fairly aware of. Strategic leave a along with the expectations raised by those efforts to realize them. They were as most powerful and influence on World Politics as the settlements they informed. The world war i crucible moment that gave its shape and the American International