We invite you to join us tomorrow at 2pm ET for a discussion of The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Plus, tune in next Tuesday for the latest event in our American History series!

Our next two webinars are:

Join NAS tomorrow at 2 pm ET as we discuss The Call of the Wild by Jack London.

“He had learned well the law of club and fang, and he never forewent an advantage or drew back from a foe he had started on the way to Death...He must master or be mastered; while to show mercy was a weakness...Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law; and this mandate, down out of the depths of Time, he obeyed.”

What makes The Call of the Wild a great American novel? How does the novel exemplify American pastoralism—the return of the mythic hero to nature? Who influenced London's writings, and who did his writings influence?

This webinar will feature Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, Professor of History at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs; Geoffrey D. Smith, Head of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library at The Ohio State University and author of American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography; and Kenneth Brandt, Professor of English at the Savannah College of Art and Design and editor of The Call, the magazine of the Jack London Society.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join NAS on Tuesday, April 12th, at 2 pm ET, as we discuss "1989: The Fall of Communism."

On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivered his iconic speech at the Berlin Wall where he challenged Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." President Reagan's challenge would be realized two years later when the Berlin Wall fell. This event marked the fall of communism, and ushered in a new era of peace.

What events led to the fall of communism? How did the collapse of the communist system alter the international standing of the United States?

The webinar will feature Stephan Kieninger, author of The Diplomacy of Détente: Cooperative Security Policies from Helmut Schmidt to George Shultz; Elizabeth Spalding, Senior Fellow at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, Vice Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, and Founding Director of the Victims of Communism Museum; and David Tubbs, Associate Professor of Politics at The King's College.

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