Jun 8, 2018 - âI DIDN'T GET OVERâ: F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, ALABAMA, & THE GREAT WAR. Dr. Kirk Curnutt, Troy Univers
OVER THERE / OVER HERE Alabama in world war I FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018 9:00 - 9:15 9:15 - 10:15
Welcome Steve Murray, Director, Alabama Department of Archives and History MUD, BLOOD, & DYSENTERY: THE DOUGHBOY’S LIFE IN BATTLE Dr. Richard Faulkner, U. S. Army Command and General Staff College
10:15 – 10:30 Break 10:30 - 11:15 THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIARY FORCES & THE GREAT WAR Dr. Sebastian Lukasik, Air Command Staff College 11:15 - 11:45
ALABAMA’S NATIONAL GUARD AT HOME & ABROAD, 1917-1919 Dr. Ruth Truss, University of Montevallo
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch DIALOGUES ON THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR Dr. Mark Wilson, Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University 1:00 - 2:00 Panel Discussion 1: Film & Literature of World War I DIRECTING TWO FILMS ABOUT THE GREAT WAR Robert Clem, One State Films “I DIDN’T GET OVER”: F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, ALABAMA, & THE GREAT WAR Dr. Kirk Curnutt, Troy University Montgomery 2:00 – 2:15 Break 2:15 - 2:45 WORLD WAR I & GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY: THE MUSCLE SHOALS STORY Dr. Amit Roy, International Fertilizer Development Center (retired) 2:45 – 3:45 “AT THE WAR KITCHENS TODAY:” COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS BY MONTGOMERY’S COLORED PEOPLE Dr. Derryn Moten, Alabama State University 3:45 - 4:00 Closing remarks and announcements Steve Murray 4:00 - 6:00
Museum of Alabama galleries open
6:00 - 8:15
Screening of Sergeant York in the Joseph M. Farley Alabama Power Auditorium Admission is free. Concessions will be available
OVER THERE / OVER HERE Alabama in world war I SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 9:00 - 9:15 9:15 - 9:45
Welcome Steve Murray, Director, Alabama Department of Archives and History THE WAR AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL CHANGE Dr. Robert Saunders, Troy University
9:45 - 10:45 “THESE TRULY ARE THE BRAVE”: AFRICAN AMERICANS, WWI, AND THE PROMISES OF DEMOCRACY Dr. Pellom McDaniels, Emory University 10:45 – 11:00 Break 11:00 - 12:00 THE GREAT WAR & THE BIRTH OF THE UNITED STATES VETERAN HEALTH SYSTEM Dr. Jessica Adler, Florida International University 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Selected readings from William March’s Company K Theater students from Auburn University - Montgomery 1:00 - 2:00 Panel Discussion 2: Memory & World War I GAS MASKS, TRENCH ART, & A LIFE JACKET: COLLECTING THE GREAT WAR Graham Neeley, Alabama Department of Archives & History REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR IN ALABAMA Dr. Steve Trout, University of South Alabama MEMORIALIZING WORLD WAR I IN ALABAMA Dr. Jeff Jakeman, Auburn University (retired) 2:00 - 3:00 Panel Discussion 3: Researching World War I TEN YEARS AFTER THE GREAT WAR IN THE HEART OF DIXIE: A SURVEY OF RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Dr. Marty Olliff, Troy University - Dothan DIXIE’S GREAT WAR Dr. John Giggie & Dr. Andrew Huebner, University of Alabama 3:00 - 3:15 Closing remarks Steve Murray 3:15 - 4:30
Museum of Alabama galleries open
