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The Self-Fashioning Of A Consummate Musical Orator, Alexis A. Vanzalen
The Self-Fashioning Of A Consummate Musical Orator, Alexis A. Vanzalen
Lawrence University Honors Projects
In 1697 the organist and composer Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was deemed “world famous” by a guidebook to the German city in which he lived, Lübeck. Such public acclaim for a musician was unusual in this society where musicians were generally looked down upon and stereotyped as dishonorable and picaresque outsiders. In this context, Buxtehude’s situation begs the question, how did he come to have such an esteemed reputation?
As I will argue, Buxtehude actively fashioned his reputation as an adept member of his capitalistic society, a useful civil servant, and an accomplished and complete musician, throughout his life. In large …
Beloved Professor Emeritus William Chaney Remembered In May 18 Memorial Service, Lawrence University
Beloved Professor Emeritus William Chaney Remembered In May 18 Memorial Service, Lawrence University
Press Releases
A memorial service celebrating the life and distinguished career of Lawrence University Professor Emeritus of History William A. Chaney will be held Saturday, May 18 at 11 a.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.
A scholar of the Middle Ages, Chaney joined the Lawrence faculty in 1952 and was appointed the George McKendree Steele Professor of Western Culture in 1966. After officially retiring in 1999 after 47 years, he continued teaching one class First and Third Terms, including one last fall. His 61-years of teaching is the second-longest tenure in Lawrence’s history.
Atomic Logic: Us Non-Proliferation Initiatives And Presidential Decision-Making, 1961-1974, Stephen J. Nordin
Atomic Logic: Us Non-Proliferation Initiatives And Presidential Decision-Making, 1961-1974, Stephen J. Nordin
Lawrence University Honors Projects
This project examines how successive American administrations confronted the international spread of nuclear weapons. The focus is on the decision-making processes of presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon when confronting atomic weapons development in Israel and India. It seeks to identify influences on presidential perceptions of the phenomenon of nuclear proliferation. These include initiatives at the United Nations, reportage from the intelligence community, the advice of administration officials, and the positioning of foreign governments.
The American response to the Israeli and Indian cases prior to 1974 played a formative role in the development of non-proliferation policy in subsequent decades. The decisions …
Lawrence In The Civil War, Erin Dix
Lawrence In The Civil War, Erin Dix
Library Publications and Presentations
This presentation addressed Lawrence University history during the Civil War. It was offered as part of a series of campus events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Lawrence Commemorates Emancipation Proclamation’S 150th Anniversary With Music, Presentations, Lawrence University
Lawrence Commemorates Emancipation Proclamation’S 150th Anniversary With Music, Presentations, Lawrence University
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In honor of the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Jan. 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, Lawrence University presents a series of Civil War-related events. All are free and open to the public.
Lawrence is currently hosting a traveling exhibition that examines how President Abraham Lincoln used the U.S. Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the Civil War: the secession of Southern states, slavery and wartime civil liberties.
The 1,000-square-foot exhibit, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” is displayed on the second floor of Lawrence’s Seeley G. Mudd Library until Feb. 8. The exhibition is free and open to …