Coe College Thursday Forum – Charles de Gaulle and 20th Century France
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Date:
4/23/2015
Time:
8:45 AM TO 11:30 AM
1220 First Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Phone:
319-399-8619
Event Description:
The Thursday Forum calendar closes with a series on the life and career of one of the most important Frenchmen of the 20th century, the illustrious Gen. Charles de Gaulle.
History Professor Bethany Keenan will examine de Gaulle's experiences in World War I, his military training, his involvement with the Free French and the liberation of France in World War II, his role in the ending of French colonization in Algeria, his activities in favor of peace during the U.S. - Vietnam War, and the end of his presidency with the student uprisings of 1968.
By the conclusion of this forum, participants will have a better idea of the man at the center of some of the most tumultuous developments of modern France, as well as a clearer idea of how French ideas of national identity and French relations with the rest of the world evolved during the middle of the 20th century.
Thursday Forum lectures are held in Kesler Lecture Hall in Hickok Hall on the Coe campus. Each session begins with coffee and pastries from 8:45-9:15 a.m., followed by the class until 11:30 a.m. The class meetings blend lecture, use of media such as film and music, and discussion. A luncheon is offered at the conclusion of each series. The courses are open to all adults. The cost is $30 for a four-week course paid on the first day, or $12 per week. The closing luncheons cost an additional $8. There is no pre-registration.
For more information, call 319-399-8619.
Directions:
Coe College Kesler Lecture Hall in Hickok Hall
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