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Profs & Pints DC: The Shores of Tripoli

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Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Shores of Tripoli,” on a famous early overseas test of the U.S. Navy, with Abby Mullen, assistant professor of history at the United States Naval Academy and author of the upcoming book To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800-1805. You may know the Marine Hymn’s opening…

Profs & Pints DC: America’s Illiberal History

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Profs and Pints DC presents: “America's Illiberal History,” an unflinching look at the trampling of individual rights as a driving force in our nation’s past, with Steven Hahn, professor of history at New York University and Pulitzer-prize winning author. Donald Trump has long been accused by many journalists and other observers of violating liberal democratic “norms.”  But what…

Profs & Pints DC: Martin Luther and Women

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Profs and Pints DC presents: “Martin Luther and Women,” a look at how the Protestant leader and the Reformation he unleashed altered gender roles, with Amy Leonard, associate professor of…

Profs & Pints DC: Washington’s Spookiest Days

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Profs and Pints DC presents: “Washington’s Spookiest Days,” on seances and other efforts to communicate with the beyond during the early 20th century, with Mark Benbow, lecturer in American History at George Washington University and former historian at the Woodrow Wilson House Museum.   What do Harry Houdini, Woodrow Wilson, Arthur Conan Doyle, the famous…

Profs & Pints DC: Poets of the First World War

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Profs and Pints DC presents: “Poets of the First World War,” on the lives and legacies of writers whose accounts from the trenches changed how we put warfare into words, with Christopher Hamner, associate professor of history at George Mason University and author of Enduring Battle: American Soldiers in Three Wars, 1776-1945. The murderous realities of World War I…

Profs & Pints DC: How Dickens Reshaped Christmas

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Profs and Pints DC presents: “How Dickens Reshaped Christmas,” on the beloved British author's fascinating life and profound impact on a holiday, with John Pfordresher, an emeritus professor of English at Georgetown University…

Profs & Pints DC: The Remaking of Modern Syria

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Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Remaking of Modern Syria,” with Daniel Neep, non-resident fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University, lecturer on Middle East politics at George…

Profs & Pints DC: Revisiting the Battle of the Bulge

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Profs and Pints DC presents: “Revisiting the Battle of the Bulge,” with Kevin Matthews, an assistant professor of history at George Mason University who teaches courses on 20th century Europe. We’ve arrived upon…

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