Profs & Pints DC: The History Behind Bridgerton
• June 28, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The History Behind Bridgerton,” a look at British life at the time depicted in the hit Netflix series, with Amy Froide, professor of history at […]

Profs & Pints DC: When Fish Walk
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “When Fish Walk,” a fascinating look at those species that do just fine outside water, with Noah Bressman, a professor of fish biology at Salisbury […]

Profs & Pints DC: Japan’s Most Feared Women
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “Japan’s Most Feared Women,” a look at the provocative, notorious, and genderfluid female figures who have pushed boundaries and aroused panic in Japan, with Michele […]

Virtual “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women” Lecture with Mary Savig
• May 22, 2024

Join Mary Savig, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, for a lecture about the exhibition “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women”, now on view at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery. The […]

Profs & Pints DC: Assisted Suicide for Mental Illness
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “Assisted Suicide for Mental Illness,” on a growing practice that raises huge ethical questions, with Mark Komrad, M.D., a psychiatrist and medical ethicist on the […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Shores of Tripoli
• May 2, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Shores of Tripoli,” on a famous early overseas test of the U.S. Navy, with Abby Mullen, assistant professor of history at the United States […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Warrior Queen Who Challenged Rome
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Warrior Queen Who Challenged Rome,” a look at how the indigenous peoples of Britain nearly drove Nero’s armies from the island, with Jared Kreiner, […]

Profs & Pints DC: America’s Illiberal History
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “America’s Illiberal History,” an unflinching look at the trampling of individual rights as a driving force in our nation’s past, with Steven Hahn, professor of […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Secrets of Runes
• March 20, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Secrets of Runes,” on the origins, development, and interpretation of the runic script, with Lilla Kopár, runologist and a professor of medieval literature and […]

Profs & Pints DC: Shogun and Samurai
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “Shogun and Samurai,” a look at warriors and their leaders in feudal Japan, with Constantine Vaporis, historian and founder of the Asian Studies program at […]