Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012
Laser Swords and Sandals: Star Wars and Rome
The Star Wars saga has been a cultural phenomenon for over thirty years, and assistant professor of ancient history Ralph Covino is a true aficionado. His talkdiscusses the influence of so-called sword-and-sandals films like "Ben Hur" and "Spartacus" on the Star Wars series.
Lecture: American Foreign Policy after Iraq and Afghanistan
Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton directs the Center on Congress, a non-partisan educational institution he established in 1999. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1999 and for more than forty years has been an important voice on international relations and American national security. The 2011 Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science.