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Signs of the Times: The Shifting Iconography of Hate
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Date and Time
- Thursday, September 19, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location
Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall, 200, Humanities Center
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How are the symbols of the past reimagined, manipulated, and reused in the present? This talk looks at a number of ways that the Alt-Right has appropriated ancient sayings, symbols, and acronyms for their own purposes. What was the actual context for the swastika, fasces, SPQR, ‘Molon Labe,’ or white statues, and what role does public history playing in making the populace aware of the semiotics of hate?
Sarah E. Bond is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Iowa. She is the editor-in-chief of the Society for Classical Studies blog, a regular contributor to Hyperallergic.com, and has written for The Chronicle of Higher Education, The New York Times, and Forbes.