The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of Oceans
The Friends of Wakulla Springs State Park hosts Cynthia Barnett for “The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans.” In her book, The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans, award-winning environmental author Cynthia Barnett explores the long, rich and surprisingly profound relationship between humans and seashells. Traveling from Florida to the Bahamas to the Maldives, West Africa, and beyond, Barnett uncovers
Virtual Screening and Discussion: Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II
In recognition of Women’s History Month, join the Florida Historic Capitol Museum for virtual screening of the documentary Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II. Hear the wartime memories of African American women who were recruited to serve in US war production and government positions in the 1940s as 20 million women stepped forward to build the “arsenal of democracy.” Known as “Black Rosies,” their first-hand accounts detail
Oh Florida!
Florida is known as the Sunshine State, but lately, it’s gotten the reputation of being the Punchline State. Amid all the mockery that comes with the Florida Man and Florida Woman stories, though, people forget just how important and influential Florida has been. Everything from NASCAR to Native American casinos got started here, and major events such as the Rev. Martin Luther King’s arrest in St. Augustine changed life across
Inaugural Soul of Southside Festival’s Afternoon of Remembrance
This hybrid event will offer in-person and virtual participation experiences that blend education and entertainment to explore the historic influence of Tallahassee’s Southside and its residents on the city. Hear from three esteemed scholars as they guide us through this afternoon of remembrance: Dr. Larry Rivers, Distinguished Professor of History at Florida A&M University; Dr. Tameka Hobbs, Founding Director at Florida Memorial University’s Social Justice Institute; and Dr. Tiffany Packer,
Dante: Between Dread and Hope – A Conversation with Lorna Goodison
The Dante Society of America and the New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies welcome internationally acclaimed poet Lorna Goodison, former poet laureate of Jamaica (2017-2020), who will speak about her longstanding poetic engagement with Dante and his Divine Comedy. In addition to many allusions to Dante’s works in her poetry, Goodison has translated several cantos of the Divine Comedy into Jamaican patois, relocating the scenes to contemporary Jamaica.
The American Soldier in World War II
Find out what America’s World War II citizen-soldiers had to say when the US Army asked for their uncensored opinions! Join the Florida Historic Capitol Museum and Dr. Ed Gitre, assistant professor of history at Virginia Tech, on this journey to explore the newly digitized collection of US War Department surveys conducted from 1941 to 1945. More than 500,000 American soldiers’ attitudes, opinions, and experiences in WWII were recorded. Their
Amanda Ripley: High Conflict: How we get trapped and how we get out
We’ll be joined for an intimate conversation by journalist Amanda Ripley to talk about her tour-de-force book about how we – in our lives, in our work and in our country – navigate the unique dynamics of high conflict at a time when division is on the rise.
A Defense of Truth: “The Constitution of Knowledge” with Jonathan Rauch
Online trolls and political disinformation. Cancel culture and Twitter pile-ons. We’re living in a time when truth itself is under perpetual assault by growing numbers of our fellow citizens (and more than a few Russian bots) who simply don’t want to believe anything that they — well — didn’t already want to believe. This rising tide of illiberalism from across the political spectrum has many of us yammering on until
High Conflict: An Evening With Amanda Ripley
New York Times bestselling author and award-winning investigative journalist Amanda Ripley joins us to offer up a brilliant and frame-shifting understanding of conflict from the most distant political conflict to the most intimately personal conflict in our closest relationships from her most recent book “High Conflict: Why We Get Stuck and How We Get Out.” As Amanda introduces us to compelling people in high conflict situations somehow written more like
Dead Presidents + Living Statues: Ideals, hypocrisy + e pluribus unum
As current events batter already weakened institutions of democracy, it’s increasingly hard to navigate how we gather together under the banner of “e pluribus unum.” We’ll be joined by humanities and presidential scholar Clay Jenkinson as we struggle together to understand (and learn lessons from) the tumult of our times.
