Heike Paul is giving a lecture titled "Der lange Schatten des amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs: 'Lost Causism' und die USA heute" ('The long shadow of the American Civil War: 'Lost Causism' and the USA today') about the role of lost cause mythology that originated after the American Civil War and continues to be referenced in the current political culture in the United States, particularly by Donald Trump and his supporters. The talk is part of a series called INTERAKTIONEN organized by the University of Vienna, Department of Contemporary History, where Heike Paul is currently Sir Peter Ustinov Visiting Professor. The talk is on November 21, 2024, at the Institut für Zeitgeschichte in Vienna.
For more information on the event see here.
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