The United States of America and World War One: Exploring Political, Economic and Cultural Entanglements (British Academy)
British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH 13 Nov. 2017 Convenors: Professor Gary Gerstle FBA, University of Cambridge Professor Desmond King FBA, University of Oxford This one day event brings together a group of distinguished scholars to reflect on aspects of the US’s participation in World War One on the occasion of the centenary of America’s entry. Four broad themes of US involvement in the Great War are examined: the politics of America’s entry; the cultural contours of US engagement in the war; the journeys or movements prompted by wartime; and the settlements reached at the war’s conclusion. Speakers include: Professor Katherine Benton-Cohen, Georgetown University Professor Christopher Capozzola, MIT Professor Beverly Gage, Yale University Professor Michael Kazin, Georgetown University Dr Alice Kelly, Oxford University Professor Adriane Lentz-Smith, Duke University Professor David Lubin, Wake Forest University Dr Jennifer Luff, Durham University Dr David Milne, University of East Anglia Professor Andrew […]