IMPORTANT! READ ABOUT HOW TO GET THE ZOOM LINKS FOR THE LECTURES
If you are not already on the list to receive Winter Lecture Series (WLS) reminders, CLICK HERE to sign up for that email list to receive reminders. We will be sending emails 24 - 48 hours before each lecture with the Zoom link. The Zoom link will be the same for each lecture.
2023 Winter Lecture Series: Polarization in America: Is Foreign Policy Different?
The Lecture Series will consist of four ZOOM sessions presented on four successive Sundays beginning 2/19/2023. Each will begin at 7:00PM and end around 8:30PM, with a 45-minute lecture followed by an audience-driven Q&A.
It has been often noted that in recent decades America has become a deeply polarized society, a condition translated into its political system. Yet on some current issues like views toward Russia and China, two important states, there seems to be considerable bipartisan consensus in Washington—at least for now. The old question thus arises again: does partisanship stop at the water’s edge? Should it? Does it really do so now?
This Winter Lecture Series program will explore some perspectives on this subject. It starts with an overview of bipartisanship in American diplomatic history, moves to views toward China regarding Taiwan and other issues, then takes up the topic of views toward Russia regarding Ukraine and NATO. The program closes with a deeper look at polarization in American society and politics.
Sunday, February 19, 2023, 7:00 PM. Professor Thomas "Tim" Borstelmann, Thompson Professor of Modern World History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present a Zoom lecture on An Overview of Bipartisanship in American Diplomatic History.
YOUTUBE LINK FEB 19
Sunday, February 26, 2023, 7:00 PM. Professor J. Megan Greene, Department of History, University of Kansas, will present a Zoom lecture on China, Taiwan, and American Politics.
YOUTUBE LINK FEB 26
Sunday, March 5, 2023, 7:00 PM. Professor James M. Scott, Herman Brown Chair and Professor, Texas Christian University, will present a Zoom lecture on Polarization in America and Foreign Policy: the Case of US Policy toward Russia.
YOUTUBE LINK MARCH 5
Sunday, March 12, 2023, 7:00 PM.Professor Kevin Smith, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present a Zoom lecture on Political Polarization in the United States and What It Means.
YOUTUBE LINK MARCH 12
The recorded lectures and Q & A sessions will be posted on the Unitarian Church YouTube channel by the end of March 2023: www.youtube.com/unitarianchurchoflincoln.
CLICK HERE for the 2023 WLS printable flyer which includes bios for each of the four lecturers.
History of the Winter Lecture Series
The Winter Lecture Series began at Vine Congregation Church in 1985. The first year the topic of the Series was Central America. That topic set the early trend of the Series focusing each year on a single country or a region of the world. In 2001 the Unitarian Church inherited the Winter Lecture Series. With that change, besides focusing on single countries or regions, sometimes our annual topics were cross-cutting issues such as human rights, or poverty, or environmental issues.
Our goal is to provide unbiased information to our attendees—information provided by experts from local or distant Universities and organizations such as the US State Department. Although bringing experts from other states and countries is expensive, our lectures are always free and open to the public, and no registration is required.
Support for our lectures has been provided each year by grants from Humanities Nebraska (formally the Nebraska Humanities Council), UNL OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), and the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Church of Lincoln.
HISTORY OF WINTER LECTURE SERIES - including a list of topics and speakers.
You are invited to attend any and all lectures of the Winter Lecture Series. Each year we inform the people on our email list of the year’s topic and schedule. If you would like to be informed of upcoming lecture series, or you need additional information, please email a note to rdien@allophone.com with “Winter” entered in the subject line. Your email address will not be shared with any other entities.
Want to watch a video from a past series? Winter Lecture Series videos are uploaded to our YouTube channel.
If you are not already on the list to receive Winter Lecture Series (WLS) reminders, CLICK HERE to sign up for that email list to receive reminders. We will be sending emails 24 - 48 hours before each lecture with the Zoom link. The Zoom link will be the same for each lecture.
2023 Winter Lecture Series: Polarization in America: Is Foreign Policy Different?
The Lecture Series will consist of four ZOOM sessions presented on four successive Sundays beginning 2/19/2023. Each will begin at 7:00PM and end around 8:30PM, with a 45-minute lecture followed by an audience-driven Q&A.
It has been often noted that in recent decades America has become a deeply polarized society, a condition translated into its political system. Yet on some current issues like views toward Russia and China, two important states, there seems to be considerable bipartisan consensus in Washington—at least for now. The old question thus arises again: does partisanship stop at the water’s edge? Should it? Does it really do so now?
This Winter Lecture Series program will explore some perspectives on this subject. It starts with an overview of bipartisanship in American diplomatic history, moves to views toward China regarding Taiwan and other issues, then takes up the topic of views toward Russia regarding Ukraine and NATO. The program closes with a deeper look at polarization in American society and politics.
Sunday, February 19, 2023, 7:00 PM. Professor Thomas "Tim" Borstelmann, Thompson Professor of Modern World History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present a Zoom lecture on An Overview of Bipartisanship in American Diplomatic History.
YOUTUBE LINK FEB 19
Sunday, February 26, 2023, 7:00 PM. Professor J. Megan Greene, Department of History, University of Kansas, will present a Zoom lecture on China, Taiwan, and American Politics.
YOUTUBE LINK FEB 26
Sunday, March 5, 2023, 7:00 PM. Professor James M. Scott, Herman Brown Chair and Professor, Texas Christian University, will present a Zoom lecture on Polarization in America and Foreign Policy: the Case of US Policy toward Russia.
YOUTUBE LINK MARCH 5
Sunday, March 12, 2023, 7:00 PM.Professor Kevin Smith, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present a Zoom lecture on Political Polarization in the United States and What It Means.
YOUTUBE LINK MARCH 12
The recorded lectures and Q & A sessions will be posted on the Unitarian Church YouTube channel by the end of March 2023: www.youtube.com/unitarianchurchoflincoln.
CLICK HERE for the 2023 WLS printable flyer which includes bios for each of the four lecturers.
History of the Winter Lecture Series
The Winter Lecture Series began at Vine Congregation Church in 1985. The first year the topic of the Series was Central America. That topic set the early trend of the Series focusing each year on a single country or a region of the world. In 2001 the Unitarian Church inherited the Winter Lecture Series. With that change, besides focusing on single countries or regions, sometimes our annual topics were cross-cutting issues such as human rights, or poverty, or environmental issues.
Our goal is to provide unbiased information to our attendees—information provided by experts from local or distant Universities and organizations such as the US State Department. Although bringing experts from other states and countries is expensive, our lectures are always free and open to the public, and no registration is required.
Support for our lectures has been provided each year by grants from Humanities Nebraska (formally the Nebraska Humanities Council), UNL OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), and the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Church of Lincoln.
HISTORY OF WINTER LECTURE SERIES - including a list of topics and speakers.
You are invited to attend any and all lectures of the Winter Lecture Series. Each year we inform the people on our email list of the year’s topic and schedule. If you would like to be informed of upcoming lecture series, or you need additional information, please email a note to rdien@allophone.com with “Winter” entered in the subject line. Your email address will not be shared with any other entities.
Want to watch a video from a past series? Winter Lecture Series videos are uploaded to our YouTube channel.
