Revisiting the 70s as an older man’s academic exercise rather than a personal memoir of his younger self as a student invites conflicting sentiments. Charles Dickens’ “it was the best of times and the worst of times” may very well be a tired cliché yet it still seems to capture the era’s profound contradictions. Even as a kid coming of age in the northern Minnesota city of Duluth, I was keenly aware of a stubborn competition between intense spiritual yearnings and an equally insatiable craving for carnal delights. Only dimly did I perceive that personal battle playing out on the much larger stage of the era’s zeitgeist.

Sunday, September 27 · 1:00 PM
In-Person Fall Seminar I
Does the Lighting Change the Constitution?
A Historical Perspective on FDR and Executive Authority in Time of War:
The Case of the German Saboteurs

Open Book · Meeting Room 203
1011 Washington Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415

SESSION
Approximately 90 minutes of guided conversation, with additional time for questions and discussion. Light refreshments will be provided.

PARKING
Complimentary parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in Open Book's surface lot on the east side of the building. Additional metered street parking is available on Washington Avenue and nearby 10th and 11th Streets.

Open Book is an accessible facility.

Wednesday, September 30 · 7:00 PM
Online Fall Seminar I
1966: Psychedelia and Politics

SESSION
Approximately 60 minutes of guided conversation, with additional time for questions and discussion.

ZOOM ACCESS
Zoom access information will be emailed to registered participants prior to the seminar.

Sunday, October 4 · 1:00 PM
Online Fall Seminar II
That '70s Show: Decadence in Primetime

SESSION
Approximately 60 minutes of guided conversation, with additional time for questions and discussion.

ZOOM ACCESS
Zoom access information will be emailed to registered participants prior to the seminar.