We invite you to join us tomorrow for a discussion of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher and on Thursday for the next webinar in our new American Innovation series! Plus, tune in next week for a discussion of Owen Wister's The Virginian.

More on our upcoming webinars:

Join NAS TOMORROW at 2 pm ET for a discussion of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.

“Not hear it? —yes, I hear it, and have heard it. Long —long —long —many minutes, many hours, many days, have I heard it —yet I dared not —oh, pity me, miserable wretch that I am! —I dared not —I dared not speak! We have put her living in the tomb!”

What makes The Fall of the House of Usher a great American story? Do Madeline and Roderick believe that the eponymous house is sentient, and does the house signify something further? Who influenced Poe's writings, and who did his writings influence?

The webinar will feature Jason Peters, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale College; Barbara Cantalupo, Professor of English Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University, Editor of the Edgar Allan Poe Review, and Series Editor of Perspectives on Poe with Lehigh University Press/Roman & Littlefield; and Anthony Magistrale, Professor and former Chair of English at the University of Vermont.

The discussion will be moderated by David Randall, Director of Research at the National Association of Scholars.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join NAS this Thursday, November 17, at 2 pm ET for "American Innovation: The Birth of Flight."

In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history when they achieved the first powered flight in Kitty Hawk. But their great feat did not occur in isolation. The Wright brothers' work built on that of many others, without whom the Wright Flyer may never have left the ground.

What is the story of the birth of flight? What was the history of aviation like before the Wright brothers' historic flight? And how did their flight lay the groundwork for future change?

The webinar will feature Richard Hallion, former Curator of Science and Technology at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and Senior Adviser for Air and Space Issues, Directorate for Security, Counterintelligence, and Special Programs Oversight at the Pentagon; Peter Jakab, current Senior Curator and former Chief Curator and Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum; and Leo Murphy, Professor of Aeronautical Science with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

The discussion will be moderated by David Randall, Director of Research at the National Association of Scholars.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join NAS next Tuesday, November 22, at 2 pm ET for a discussion of Owen Wister's The Virginian.

“When a man ain't got no ideas of his own, he'd ought to be kind o' careful who he borrows 'em from.”

What makes The Virginian a great American novel? How did the novel pave the way for what would become the western of Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour? Who influenced Wister's writings, and who did his writings influence?

The webinar will feature Blake Allmendinger, Professor of American Literature at the Univesrity of California, Los Angeles; Richard W. Etulain, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of New Mexico; Alan Weltzien, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Montana Western.

The discussion will be moderated by Gary Scharnhorst, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico.

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