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


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


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


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


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 […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Treason of Benedict Arnold


Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Treason of Benedict Arnold,” an in-depth look at one of America’s most despised figures, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the University of […]

Profs & Pints DC: When the Pacific Became America’s New Frontier

February 27, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “When the Pacific Became America’s New Frontier,” a look at how private ventures summoned naval power to expand U.S. influence across an ocean, with Chris […]

Profs & Pints DC: Ireland’s Fight for Freedom

February 22, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ireland’s Fight for Freedom,” with Kevin Matthews, assistant professor of European history at George Mason University and former London correspondent for Vatican Radio reporting on […]