University Forum - An Ottoman Cosmography: Kātib Çelebi, The Scientific Revolution, and the Ottoman Empire
This lecture will outline the importance of Ottoman geographical work for global intellectual history of the early modern world. The printed text of the Cihannuma gives us insights on how Ottoman intellectuals learned about…
University Forum - Insecure Men, White Supremacist Paranoia, and the Antidemocratic Threat
Around the world, antidemocratic movements are gaining traction and power. At the heart of this is a poisonous combination of toxic masculinity, white supremacist paranoia, and weaponized conspiracy theories that prey on…
University Forum - Nazi Looted Books, Allied War Booty, and American Libraries
A public lecture will introduce the UNLV community to this post-World War II American book confiscation program. However, this talk will focus on the particular legacy of these books in Nevada.
About 200 of these books were…
University Forum- Illicit Monogamy: How Romantic Love Undermined Plural Love in an American Polygamous Community
Can people love more than one person at the same time? To answer this question I will provide copious stories of polygamous men and women who struggle trying to achieve what was for many the "highest level of existence"…
University Forum- Quinceañera Style and the Rise of Conspicuous Consumption Citizenship
Quinceañera celebrations are practiced in Latinx communities throughout the Americas, but in the United States, the ritual has evolved from a largely religious ceremony to an elaborate party where social status takes center…
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