Through the Lens of History: Teaching, Learning, and Using History in the 21st Century

• Event Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
• Time: 1:45 pm; 4:30 pm; & 6:00 pm (CDT)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Film

Film Screening

By Anne Lukeman, 2009, 58 minutes.

The film is the work of 2009 University of Illinois History graduate Anne Lukeman and her faculty advisor, Dr. Carol Symes. In the film, which served as her history senior honors thesis, she studies how students and teachers interact with and learn from history, using the University of Illinois as a case study. Using interviews of professors and students, as well as clips from a variety of films and other programs, she looks at the gen-ed experience through a large Western Civ class, the experience of history majors and historians working with sources, and the influence of history on popular culture and popular culture on history.

This exhibition is one of many events showcasing the local area's wealth of talent as a part of the 2010 Boneyard Arts Festival. For more information on the festival, visit the 40 North website (http://www.40north.org/ (external link)).

Museum visitors are reminded that outside food and drinks are not allowed in the Museum. Backpacks and other large items brought to the Museum will have to be stored; there is limited locker storage space available for these items.

For more information about the Department of History at the University of Illinois, please visit the department's website (http://www.history.illinois.edu/ (external link)). For more information about Spurlock Museum facilities or for other inquiries, contact Brian Cudiamat at (217) 333-0889.