Most people, and particularly journalists, believe that they know what happened when the United States adopted the Prohibition Constitutional Amendment after World War I and was laterrepealed in 1933. In fact, this commonplace historical memory is based largely on myth and misunderstanding. What really happened turns out to be more interesting and with different current significances than one might expect.

Street art has a contentious history: some see these public works of art as “interventions” into the fabric of a city, celebrating the reclamation of public spaces, while others see these unsanctioned works as vandalism. In this lecture, I will address prominent street artists, with a focus on the notorious British artist Banksy. We will explore the functions of and various approaches to understanding street art — critically thinking about whether it is an aesthetically driven activity or a method of raising awareness for social and/or political issues.

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Discussion of “A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition” by Ernest Hemingway. Published posthumously in 1964, this remains one of Ernest Hemingway’s most enduring works. Since Hemingway’s personal papers were released in 1979, scholars have examined the changes made to the text before publication. Now, this special restored edition presents the original manuscript as the author prepared it to be published.

The Book to Screen series concludes with “The Dead,” the final work by the legendary director John Huston. It tells the story of a husband and wife who have just enjoyed a Christmas dinner at the house of the husband’s aunt. Soon after dinner the couple starts tackling some prickly marital issues which result in an epiphany for both of them. Huston had a passion for classic literature, and this is a wonderful adaptation of the classic short story by James Joyce. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, and is placed on Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list. Steve Hunt will present.