Eight Days that Changed the World

Bloody conflicts. Dangerous ideas. Political revolutions. History has been marked by pivotal events, moments in time that seem to have changed the course of civilizations. Explore with us some of these turning points and consider how far reaching their effects have been.

Lectures and discussions every Wednesday from April 27 - June 15

Refreshments served.

To register, please call 604.222.6060.

All speakers are current faculty in the Department of History, Latin, and Political Science at Langara College.

LECTURES:

- April 27: Death of Alexander the Great,
Jennifer Knapp, PhD

- May 4: Saladin's Conquest of Jerusalem: A Clash of Civilisations?
Niall Christie, PhD

- May 11: Publication of the Communist Manifesto,
Sean Maschmann, MA

- May 18: Some damn fool thing in the Balkans: the Assassination Crisis that led to the Great War,
Marjory Lang, PhD

- May 25: The Pill and the Sexual Revolution: What Really Changed?
Lealle Ruhl, PhD

- June 1: The Dismissal of the Whitlam Government in Australia,
Stephen Phillips, PhD

- June 8: A Republic of Teachers: The Election of The Parti Québécois,
Paul Prosperi, PhD

- June 15: 9/11 and the Making of the 21st Century Order,
Craig Keating, PhD