Boise -- Historian Lynn Lubamersky Ph.D. will be the featured
speaker for February's Fettucine Forum on February 7, 2013. Dr.
Lubamersky's presentation is the first Forum presentation during
the
BOISE 150 commemorative year and
launches
THINKING 150: 3 Days & 3 Events exploring
how Boise's past, present, & future manifest through the themes
of community, environment & enterprise.
Dr. Lubarmersky, a specialist in East European, will explore the
notion of public commemoration through the lens of the Soviet
system. People knew that the "facts" they were taught in school and
the history portrayed in museums and public monuments did not
correspond to things they were told in the privacy of their homes
by parents and grandparents. After 1989, when the system changed,
the nation had a chance to reshape its official history. She will
investigate public commemoration and ways in which communities
remember and portray their history, including Boise.
BIOGRAPHY: Lynn Lubamersky studied
history at the University of California at Berkeley, and at Indiana
University, where she received her Ph.D. She is an associate
professor in the history department at Boise State
University. She teaches courses in women's history, the
history of the family, and the history of early modern Europe. Her
long-term research projects include a monologue play on the history
of women in science and technology, "Off the Record;" she is keenly
interested in why some historical facts and issues make it into the
historical record while others remain off the record.
The Fettuccine Forum is a free public lecture series on six First
Thursdays throughout the academic year.
When and Where:
- February 7, 2013: Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the
presentation begins at 5:30 p.m
.
- Rose Room, in downtown Boise's historic Union Block, 718 W.
Idaho Street
- Complimentary snacks no host bar
The Fettuccine Forum is produced by the Boise City Department of
Arts & History in conjunction with Boise State University
College or Social Sciences and Public Affairs). This season the
Forum is sponsored by the Idaho Humanities Council with support
from the Office of the Mayor, Boise State Public Radio, Platform
Architecture-Design, TAG Historical Research, Preservation Idaho,
Idaho State Historical Society, Trademark Sign, and Landmark
Impressions. Lively and informal, the monthly event invites
the public to interact with politicians, artists, historians,
activists, advocates and professionals in an effort to promote good
citizenship and responsible growth through education.
The Forum includes a companion workshop, offered for graduate and
undergraduate credit. For more information contact Todd
Shallat at
tshalla@boisestate.edu
About Us:
The
Department of Arts and History was established by City
Ordinance in March 2008 to enhance the Boise community by providing
leadership, advocacy, education, services, and support for arts and
history. The new Department emerged from the former Boise City Arts
Commission, which was established by City Ordinance in 1978 as a
nonprofit city agency to advise and assist the City Council in
development, coordination, promotion and support of the
arts.