We invite you to join us for the next events in our Celebrating America webinar series—including an event tomorrow on one of America's great novels!

Our next two webinars are:

Join NAS tomorrow on Tuesday, March 8th, at 2 pm ET, as we discuss The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.

No, no—there are depths, depths! The more I go over it, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I fear. I don’t know what I don’t see—what I don’t fear!”

The Turn of the Screw is one of the foundational works of modern horror. What makes The Turn of the Screw a great American novel? How has the novella informed or been informed by the horror genre? In what ways is it distinctive from traditional gothic horror? Who influenced James's writings, and who did his writings influence?

This webinar will feature Michael Anesko, Professor of English and American Studies at Penn State University, a member of the editorial board of the Henry James Review, and a former President of the Henry James Society; Daniel Mark Fogel, Professor of English, former President of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, founding editor of the Henry James Review, and former executive director of the Henry James Society; and John Carlos Rowe, USC Associates Chair in Humanities and Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity, and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California, and Vice President of the Henry James Society.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join NAS next Tuesday, March 15th, at 2 pm ET, as we discuss "1957-1975: The Competition of the Century - America and the Space Race."

In the mid-20th century, America and the USSR competed to launch satellites, and then later, humans, into space. Despite an early lead by the USSR, American capabilities quickly overtook their competitors, culminating in the Apollo landings on the moon. President John F. Kennedy portrayed the Space Race as an exercise in national unity that would challenge fears of Soviet technological superiority. The Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions captured the excitement of the nation and marked some of the greatest achievements in human history.

What was the national attitude at the time towards the Space Race? How significant of a factor were fears of Soviet technological domination? What is the legacy of the Space Race today?

This webinar will feature Robert Poole, Professor of History at the University of Central Lancashire and author of Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth; Andrew Jenks, Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach, and author of The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling: The Life and Legend of Yuri Gagarin; and Leonard David, award-winning space journalist and author of Moon Rush: The New Space Race.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

If you can't attend the events live, you can still register to watch the recordings. All registrants will receive a follow-up email with a link to the recording shortly after each event.

If you have missed any of our past events or webinars, you may find all of our recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/user/NAScholars/videos.

I look forward to seeing you in the virtual audience!
 

Best,
Chance Layton
Director of Communications
National Association of Scholars