Lincoln's leadership/language topic of history lecture on Nov. 24

Posted by Karen Lykins - Wednesday, November 18 2009
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abelincoln“Abraham Lincoln and the First Person Plural” will be the topic of Tennessee Tech University’s study in leadership sponsored by the history department at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Foster Hall, Room 233.

Focused on one of the greatest leaders in American history, the forum will examine Lincoln’s use of leadership and language during one of America’s worst conflicts. The study will also explore how Lincoln’s use of the first person plural served to construct a new world of collective subjects.

The guest speaker is Peter S. Field, a former TTU assistant and associate professor.

Field is currently a visiting scholar at Princeton University. A senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury, Field is also a renowned author of several books including The Crisis of the Standing Order and Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Making of a Democratic Intellectual.

Field’s next book, Promise and Paradox of American Freedom is currently in progress.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Jeff Roberts at (931) 372/3365 or e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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