David Parsons will discuss his book Dangerous Grounds: Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era (University of North Carolina Press, 2017) on Tuesday, February 12 (4:30 PM) at the Tamiment Library. A reception with wine and cheese will follow the lecture. This event is sponsored by the Frederic Ewen Center.

David Parsons received a Ph.D. in history from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) in 2013. He is a professor and writer whose work focuses on the political, social, and cultural history of 20th century America. He has taught courses in U.S. history at CUNY and New York University, served as an adviser for a major museum exhibition on the Vietnam War at the New-York Historical Society, and hosts a long-running weekly podcast on history and politics called The Nostalgia Trap. His book, “Dangerous Grounds: Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era,” explores links between the civilian peace movement and the American military.

LOCATION

The Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
Room 10-03
New York, NY 10012

RSVP: Please RSVP via the NYU events calendar [nyu.us14.list-manage.com]. 

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