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Soldier’s Stories: The U.P. and the Great War
On Thursday, June 21, the first of several exhibits commemorating the Copper Country’s involvement in World War I opened at the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, “Soldier’s Stories: The U.P. and the Great War,” with a public reception and talk by exhibit curator and
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American and French Propaganda Posters AND Shell-Shocked: Footage and Sounds of the Front
Join us for the OPENING RECEPTION of these two concurrent exhibits, SEPT 7, 5-7pm, in the Rozsa Gallery. Featuring propaganda posters on loan from the Marquette Regional History Center and battlefield footage with sound design by Christopher Plummer and Michigan Tech students. Find out more...
Iconography of War
Iconography of War
Talk by Dr. Stefka Hristova -- The propaganda posters of the Great War reflect a mass mobilization effort in which everyone was expected to do their part. A closer look at the posters reveals patterns of representations of men, women, and children that tie into
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Copper Country Voices of Dissent in the Great War
This exhibit explores the ways in which Copper Country residents expressed dissent to the United States’ entry into World War I particularly through local response to the initiation and enactment of the Selective Service, the national military service draft system. OPENING RECEPTION, Sept 14, 4-7pm.
An Unpopular History: Uncovering Copper Country Antiwar Stories in WWI
An Unpopular History: Uncovering Copper Country Antiwar Stories in WWI
Talk by Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen -- During World War I, those who supported the war, won the ability to share their history and those who didn’t, became footnotes in history. Through analysis of contemporary news reportage, archival documents, oral history, and more, the voices of Copper Country
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Dug In: An Experiential WWI Trench
A full-scale reconstruction of a section of WWI firing trench on the front line, featuring an audio installation of the sounds of battle, with dramatic readings of soldier memoir and poetry. Find out more...
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Armistice & Aftermath Symposium
This two-day symposium is open to the public, and features two keynote addresses by renowned World War I historians, as well as short presentations on various aspects of the Great War. Find out more...
Art & Warfare
Featuring sketches of the official AEF artists displayed on the Immersive Visualization Studio’s screen wall -- twenty-four 46” screens supported by eight computers -- accompanied by jazz renditions of contemporary wartime popular songs arranged and performed by Bill Carrothers. Find out more...
Local Theaters, Propaganda & WWI
Local Theaters, Propaganda & WWI
Talk by Dr. Sue Collins -- During the war, local theaters were key spaces to capture audiences’ attention with propagandistic messages. Posters in lobbies, Four Minute Men speakers, slides, film trailers, newsreels, and official feature films were some of the ways the government reached movie-goers.
Europe, America, and the World: An Outdoor Concert
Europe, America, and the World: An Outdoor Concert
Outdoor concert featuring the music of Harlem band leader and AEF soldier, James Reese Europe, performed by Michigan Tech’s Superior Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Mike Christiansen. Find out more...
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Copper Country at the Silver Screen in 1918
Copper Country at the Silver Screen in 1918
Shoulder Arms (Charlie Chaplin, 1918, 46 min.) plus selected film shorts and newsreels September 29, 7:30pm Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts (co-sponsor), Michigan Tech Shoulder Arms is the first feature film directed by Chaplin, who plays a soldier in boot camp in the “awkward
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Film screening – Frantz (2017)
Film screening – Frantz (2017)
Frantz (François Ozon, 2016, 1h 53m) Oct. 4, 7:00pm Walker 134, Michigan Tech Anna (Paula Beer) is a bereft young German woman whose fiancé, Frantz, was killed in the trenches of World War I. Adrien (Pierre Niney), a French veteran of the war, makes a