Speeches
Patty Limerick is a widely sought-after speaker for a number of Western constituencies. Public appearances are listed below. Click on 鈥淓vents鈥 for more information about Center-sponsored events, and click on 鈥淩equest a Speaking Engagement鈥 if you are interested in inquiring about Patty鈥檚 availability to speak at your organization鈥檚 next event.
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2020
The University of Oklahoma Teach-In: American Immigration in Global and Historical Context听
听 听Event Date:听March听9, 2020
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Desert Crossings, Carrying Capacities, and Assimilation: Rethinking the History of Immigration
In the mid-19th century, Americans seeking opportunity in the West endured the crossing of the deserts of the Great Basin and the Southwest; in the 20th and 21st centuries, Mexicans seeking opportunity in听el听norte听have endured the crossing of the deserts on either side of the U.S./Mexican border.听
National Classical Education 2020 Symposium听
听 听Event Date:听March 4, 2020
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History & the Bard
This scholarly conversation includes the viewing of a scene from Shakespeare鈥檚 Henry V and an exploration of history and its relationship to the humanities; 8-10 historians, poets, and philosophers will join the fray.听
National Classical Education 2020 Symposium听
听 听Event Date:听March 3, 2020
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Teaching American History听In听Full
Panel discussion featuring Patty Limerick (UC-91福利社), Owen Anderson (ASU), and Adam Seagrave (ASU)
2019
A Conversation with Temple Grandin & Patty Limerick听
听 听Event Date:听December听12, 2019
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Join us for a lively conversation with two women who have dedicated their lives and work to the West. From caring for livestock to telling it straight, Temple Grandin and leading American historian Patty Limerick will explore their own personal relationships with the landscape, history, and culture of the West with award-winning novelist Laura Pritchett.听
OLLI 91福利社 Speaker Series听
听 听Event Date:听October听28, 2019
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Do We Need the Humanities 鈥 Can We Learn听From听Our Past?
There is a growing 鈥渁mnesia of the past鈥 and a declining enrollment in the humanities. Patty听will discuss the need for all people to learn where we came from and how that makes us who听we are in order to understand and to direct where we are going. Should we, and if so, how can听we bring the humanities听back?听
The Western History Association Conference听
听 听Event Date:听October 18, 2019
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Go West, Young Scholar, and Help the History Profession Grow Up: Borrowing from Beyonc茅 to Turn a Nation of Amnesiacs into Fans of History
Does sharing your historical expertise with audiences far beyond the boundaries of higher education figure in your aspirations鈥搊r in your current practices?
The Western History Association Conference听
听 听Event Date:听October 18, 2019
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Imagining Place: John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River Basin鈥擱eflections upon the 1869 Colorado River Exploring Expedition鈥檚 Sesquicentennial
A round-table discussion for the session 鈥淚magining Place鈥擩ohn Wesley Powell & the Colorado River Basin: Reflections upon the 1869 Colorado River Exploring Expedition鈥檚听Sesquicentennial鈥
The Western History Association Conference听
听 听Event Date:听October 17, 2019
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Awakenings: Seeking Solutions to have Diverse Ableism Grow in Academic and History Professions
A roundtable discussion in which participants will discuss ways to enhance academic experiences for disabled teachers and students.听
20th New Yorker Festival听
听 听Event Date:听October 13, 2019
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Trump: The Judgment of History
Each October, the New Yorker Festival brings together the biggest names in news, politics, books, film, music, art, and popular culture for three days of events鈥攆rom panels and live performances to intimate discussions and exclusive screenings.听
American Association of University Women
听 听Event Date:听September听29, 2019
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Colorado Women Who Have Paved听The听Way
AAUW is a national organization whose mission is to advance equity for women and girls through research. education, advocacy, philanthropy. Made up of at-large members and associated local branches, the organization funds fellowships, grants, legal representation, educational opportunities, and encourages activism for social change.
Loveland Loves to Read听
听 听Event Date:听September听24, 2019
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Water in the West: A Conversation
Each year, community members come together through the reading and discussion of a common book. In addition to book discussions, a variety of related events are scheduled. For 2019, we have chosen to take a thematic approach, with the topic of Water in the West.
ZEE JLF Colorado听
听 听Event Date:听September听22, 2019
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Fluid Mosaic: the听City, the West, and Water
John F. Ross and Patty Limerick in conversation with Marcus Moench. A dynamic session that celebrates the grandeur of the American West and examines the mosaic of its ecological systems.
The Public Policy Forum of Crested Butte
听 听Event Date:听August 6, 2019
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Patty Limerick included in the 2019 Forum Speaker lineup.听Patty鈥檚 talk title is 鈥淲hat Colorado History Teaches Us听For听The听Future鈥澨
38th Annual Steinbeck Festival听
听 听Event Date:听August听2, 2019
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In Search of America
How does a country made up of so many different people ultimately cohere? Does America deserve its reputation for being welcoming to immigrants? And do America鈥檚 fissures and divisions ever completely go away? Leading scholars of American history and identity visit听Z贸calo听to examine the enduring tensions between the pluribus and the听unum.
The Rest does the West
听 听Event Date:听March听1, 2019
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Global Uses and Experiences of Western Civilization
We envision a colloquium that would bring together scholars from CU who work on听geocultural听areas outside the 鈥渃ore鈥 of the听West听(such as Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Eastern Asia and Africa) in order to share with their colleagues and the public at large their perspectives on how the notion of the West (and its synonyms and modifiers) is currently or has been used and 鈥渓ived鈥 in said听geocultural听areas.
2018
When the KKK was Active in Colorado Politics听
听 听Event Date:听November听7, 2018
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If you鈥檝e seen the movie听BlacKKKlansman, you know that the KKK has a long history in Colorado. Patty Limerick and her research assistant Nicoli Bowley will present the history of the KKK and its role in Colorado Politics.
World War I Series听
听 听Event Date:听November 1, 2018
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Dr. Patty Limerick will discuss and examine how Colorado contributed to World War I. Joining Dr. Limerick听will be Dr. Steve Leonard from Metro State University and Dr. Geoff Hunt from Aurora Community College.
Continuing the Conversation Event听
听 听Event Date:听June 27, 2018
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Downtown YMCA Being (Re)Named after Benjamin Stapleton Jr.
Patty Limerick will start the gathering with a presentation about the importance of reflecting on our own actions and beliefs when conducting community conversations about difficult historical legacies.听
Day of Reflection听
听 听Event Date:听April听21, 2018
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A Dialogue on the Tenure of Benjamin Stapleton
Please join us for an exploration of history and a chance to think more deeply about our history.听In recent times, many neighbors have been thinking hard about our regional history, and about the very name 鈥淪tapleton.鈥 This is a very healthy听state of affairs, since an evidence-based understanding of history is essential for decision-making in any era.
2017
Interview with Frank听Dubofsky听
听 听Event Date:听December 4, 2017
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KGNU, 88.5 FM Radio听
Patty will be joining Frank听Dubofsky听on his early morning show to discuss the Center of the American West and current 鈥渉ot topics鈥 of the West.听听
Monuments & Memorialization in American History听
听 听Event Date:听November 7, 2017
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A Charlottesville in Historical Perspective Forum听
Using this controversy as our launching point, this forum will address the complex politics of public monuments and memorialization, using examples from both the American South, where monuments to the Confederacy sit at the center of current controversy, and Colorado and the West, where memorials have raised similar questions about how we remember our region鈥檚 complicated racial history.听
Legacies of Conquest听
听 听Event Date:听November 2, 2017
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Plenary Session at the WHA听
鈥淭he Plenary Session sets the tone, featuring established and emerging scholars reconsidering the long reach of Patty Limerick鈥檚 Legacy of Conquest on the thirtieth anniversary of its publication.
Landscape Discussion on Energy Law & Policy in the Rockies听
听 听Event Date:听October 13, 2017
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The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources and the College of Law鈥檚 Center for Law and Energy Resources in the Rockies are once again excited to bring together stakeholders with collaborative interests to engage in a听thought provoking听discussion on key energy topics currently at play in Wyoming, the region and the nation
Collegiate Peaks Forum Series听
听 听Event Date:听June 22, 2017
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This lecture raises questions of consequence about the complex relationship among cities, suburbs, and rural areas, the crucial role of engineering in shaping the West, and the unexpectedly entrancing workings of governmental agencies and bureaucracies.
Western Mining with Patty Limerick at Golden History Center听
听 听Event Date:听June 17, 2017
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Patty Limerick鈥檚 Western Mining program features conversation on bridging the gap between past and present. Learn about issues within the context of Colorado鈥檚 rich mining history. Patty Limerick promotes civil, problem-solving discourse on exploration of controversial modern topics.听
Water and Colorado: Where Are We Now, and How Did We Get Here?听
听 听Event Date:听May听16, 2017
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Author Patty Limerick will speak about her books听A Ditch in Time听and听Legacy of Conquest听with Douglas County Libraries and Chautauqua at Roxborough. Using her books as a framework for discussion, Limerick will explore the topics of water challenges, history, etc. of the West and more specifically the Denver metro area.听
World War II and the West it Wrought听
听 听Event Date:听May 5, 2017
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Join Patty for a discussion on the commonalities of the experience of Native Americans and听Japanese-Americans听suffering forced relocations. Patty will use the speech to connect the broader complexity of race relations in the West. Additionally, Patty will examine how to speak about the complex topic without losing the targeted audience.
AAUW 90th Anniversary Celebration听
听 听Event Date:听April 22, 2017
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"Then, Now, and Tomorrow"
AAUW is a national organization whose mission is to advance equity for women and girls through research. education, advocacy, philanthropy. Made up of at-large members and associated local branches, the organization funds fellowships, grants, legal representation, educational opportunities, and encourages activism for social change.听
Borderlands of Southern Colorado Symposium听
听 听Event Date:听April 21, 2017
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History Colorado in partnership with the Center of the American West and Colorado State University-Pueblo will present a symposium exploring themes and scholarship focused on the borderlands of southern Colorado, including communities such as Pueblo, Trinidad, and the San Luis Valley.
League of Women Voters Annual Meeting听
听 听Event Date:听April 19, 2017
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The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy. The League鈥檚 enduring vitality and resonance comes from its unique decentralized structure. The League is a grassroots organization, working at the national, state and local levels.听
Home: American photography at the CU Art Museum听
听 听Event Date:听March听22, 2017
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Join us for a three-part series of casual in-gallery conversations with experts from across campus discussing our exhibition听Home: American Photography at the CU Art Museum.听
Solar Power Colorado 2017听
听 听Event Date:听March 13, 2017
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Innovation: Making Solar Mainstream
Solar Power Colorado is the largest solar conference in the Rocky Mountain Region. It has a long tradition of being听the听place to explore the latest technologies and policy initiatives, and brainstorm plans that will advance the solar industry. Patty will deliver the keynote speech on the opening night of the conference.听
Silicon Flatirons Overview Panel听
听 听Event Date:听March 9, 2017
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What is Artificial Intelligence,听How听is it Likely to Develop,听and What Does it Portend
At this conference, we will bring together futurists, entrepreneurs, academics, and policymakers to consider the social implications of AI.听In particular, after听introducing AI and its social, legal, and policy implications in a panel format, the conference will discuss AI鈥檚 implications for听civil rights,听law听and听governance, and the听future of the workforce听in interactive breakout groups.听
2016
2nd Annual Uniquely Colorado听
听 听Event Date:听September 13, 2016
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A Colorado-Grown Event
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado invites you to celebrate all-things Colorado at this exciting 2nd annual event! Be sure to check out听all of听the amazing Colorado getaway packages on the ticketing page!听听
2015
University of New Mexico & SMU Fall Lecture Series 鈥 New Perspectives on Taos History听
听 听Event Date:听September 10, 2015
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Who Writes History and Why Does It Matter?
Each lecture will feature two or three distinguished speakers known for their research and writing on the evening鈥檚 topic. Their presentations will be followed by questions and conversation with the audience. Sylvia Rodriguez (Emerita UNM) will introduce the speakers and moderate discussion.听
2015 Colorado State University Western Water Symposium and Barbecue听
听 听Event Date:听July听27, 2015
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The 2015 Colorado State University Western Water Symposium and Barbecue will provide guests with insight about past water-related innovations, technology and resources, while engaging them in a discussion about the future of water in the American West.听
Earth Educators鈥 Rendezvous 2015听
听 听Event Date:听July 14, 2015
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The 2015 Colorado State University Western Water Symposium and Barbecue will provide guests with insight about past water-related innovations, technology and resources, while engaging them in a discussion about the future of water in the American West.听
Untitled: Habitat听
听 听Event Date:听June 26, 2015
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The theme for Untitled on June 26th is 鈥淗abitat.鈥 We chose this theme to highlight the two photography exhibitions we鈥檒l have up at the time, one of Barbara Bosworth鈥檚 work called Quiet Wonder (a series of beautifully contemplative nature photographs) and one of Alec Soth鈥檚 鈥淐olorado Dispatch鈥濃攁 series of photographs the artist took on a road trip through our state.听
Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists听
听 听Event Date:听May听28, 2015
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2015 Western Roundup
In her听talk,鈥漈he听Holdings of a Pack Rat: Exploring the American West through the 鈥楲imerick Archive鈥,鈥 Patty听drew on various original documents she has squirreled away over a lifetime. The focus was听on old letters from the well-known and accomplished (Norman Maclean, Wallace Stegner, Carey McWilliams, etc.).
AWRA Colorado听
听 听Event Date:听May 1, 2015
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2015 Annual Symposium: Colorado 20/20鈥learly seeing our future
This one-day symposium brought听together experts from governmental agencies, academia, the private sector, and non-profits to present and discuss challenges and opportunities that we will face in the next 5 to 6 years.听Patty听talked about lessons from history, and what we can learn for water planning in the next 5 years.听
DU Water Law Review Symposium听
听 听Event Date:听April听10, 2015
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Patty spoke听on Panel 2 titled, 鈥淲ater Law and the History of Developing the West Roundtable鈥 at 10:50 am. She spoke about the significance of history in the development of the West and J. Hobbs鈥 contribution to understanding the historical context our water laws exist within.
Center for a Sustainable WE2ST听
听 听Event Date:听March听25, 2015
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Colorado School of Mines
WE2ST听hosted听a speaker series this spring semester in which Patty was听featured on March 25th. Her speech title is 鈥淔ractured Disciplines Meet Hydraulic Fracturing: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of Collaboration Between the Social Sciences/Humanities and Engineering Sciences鈥.听
SPE Conference听
听 听Event Date:听March 18, 2015
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Plenary III: Unconventional Resources: Same Issues, Different Perspectives
Patty spoke on, 鈥淐olorado鈥檚 Controversy over Hydraulic Fracturing: The Big Picture as Seen from the Point of View of a Shuttle Diplomat鈥. In this presentation, drew on her experiences, over the last two-and-a-half years, in serving as a neutral observer and message-carrier, positioned at the center of the conflict over the development of unconventional oil and natural gas, especially along the Front Range of Colorado.
Teach-In: The Western Frontier听
听 听Event Date:听March 9, 2015
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University of Oklahoma
The Teach-In听featured听an incredible array of American authors and historians, representing some of the best scholarship on the American West. This single day event offered听great learning opportunities for the university and community, pooling great lecturers from across the nation to speak on their areas of expertise.听
University Women鈥檚 Club Lecture Luncheon听
听 听Event Date:听February听10, 2015
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Lecture Luncheons are held several times during the academic year, during which guest speakers give presentations on varied topics while members enjoy a catered lunch. All lectures run from 11:30 a.m. 鈥 1:00 p.m. and are held at the UMC in Room 235 on campus, unless otherwise posted.
The School of the Environment and Sustainability Colloquium Series听
听 听Event Date:听January 28, 2015
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Patty spoke听Wednesday, January 28 on the topic 鈥淔ractured Disciplines Meet Hydraulic Fracturing: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of Collaboration Between the Humanities and Natural Sciences.鈥
The School of the Environment and Sustainability Colloquium Series听
听 听Event Date:听January 7, 2015
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Patty spoke听Wednesday, January 28 on the topic 鈥淔ractured Disciplines Meet Hydraulic Fracturing: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of Collaboration Between the Humanities and Natural Sciences.鈥
2014
Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting听
听 听Event Date: December听8, 2014
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Technological Advances, Risk Tradeoffs, and Societal Concerns Associated听With听Hydraulic Fracking
Patty spoke at Monday鈥檚 Plenary session titled, 鈥淭echnological Advances, Risk Tradeoffs, and Societal Concerns Associated听With听Hydraulic Fracking鈥 along with Bernard Goldstein, Emeritus Professor and Dean, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Tisha Schuller, President & Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA), and Governor Bill Ritter, Former Colorado Governor and Director, Center for the New Energy Economy, Colorado State University.听
The 50th Annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum听听
听 听Event Date: December听8, 2014
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The Above Ground Issues in Energy and Energy Development in Colorado
The half-day event听featured an employment forecast for 13 industry sectors; a keynote address by Dan Caruso, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Zayo Group; and industry discussion sessions.听 One of those discussion sessions was听led by Patty on the topic of 鈥淎bove Ground Issues in Energy and Energy Development in Colorado.鈥澨
ASLH 2014 Conference听
听 听Event Date:听November听6, 2014
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Linking Legal History, Public Policy, and Public History
Patty participated in a panel discussion titled, 鈥淩oundtable on Legal Histories and Public Audiences: Linking Legal History, Public Policy, and Public听History 鈥澨齛long with John E. Echohawk of the Native American Rights Fund, Katrina听Jagodinsky听of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Victoria Saker Woeste of the American Bar Foundation.听
NGWA Groundwater Summit听
听 听Event Date:听May听5, 2014
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The West and Water: Filtering Out the Conventional Wisdom and Producing More User-Friendly Historical Lessons
Patty was听a featured speaker on Monday, May 5, discussing the topic of groundwater as viewed through the history of the west. 鈥淭he history of water development offers a particularly fine post for observing the astonishing and implausible workings of historical change and, in response, for cultivating an appropriate level of humility and modesty in our anticipations of our own unknowable future.
Harding Lecture: SD State University听
听 听Event Date:听March听31, 2014
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A Fractured Society Confronts Hydraulic Fracturing: How Historical Perspective Makes a Current Dilemma Both Better and Worse
Patty听traveled听to South Dakota鈥檚 state university as a distinguished speaker at the Harding Lecture series.听 Patty talked about the Center鈥檚 work on fracking research and her historic perspective on the debate.
NCHE National Conference听
听 听Event Date:听March 21, 2014
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The national conference is a place where everyone who loves to teach and learn history can come together and share.听Patty was the third keynote speaker at the conference presenting on the topic, 鈥淭he Frontiers of the Knowable: Celebrating the Uncertainty of the Past and the Uncertainty of the Future鈥.听听
ASA Israeli Boycott Discussion Panel听
听 听Event Date:听March 4, 2014
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Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
Patty participated听in RM Peace and Justice Center鈥檚 panel discussion on the American Studies Association boycott of Israeli academic institutions on Tuesday, March 4. A large turnout and lively discussion are expected. On the anti-boycott side with Patty was听Professor Russell Moore of CU; on the pro-boycott side will be sitting Professors Cheryl Higashida of CU and Steven Salaita from Virginia Tech University.听
Day of Remembrance 2014听
听 听Event Date:听February听16, 2014
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Japanese American Internment Camps
History Colorado partners with the Japanese American Citizens League Mile- High Chapter to recognize the 72nd anniversary of the internment of Japanese Americans. The program featured听remarks by Dr. Patty Limerick and former internees.
Water Crisis in the West: Thinking Like a Watershed听
听 听Event Date:听February听13, 2014
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The first panel on February 13,听provided an historic overview of human habitation and water use in the Southwest. It will address issues including global warming and climate instability, and the effects of Manifest Destiny on indigenous cultures and southwestern habitat.
New Western History and the Idea of the West听
听 听Event Date:听January听9, 2014
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Join us for an evening with renowned University of Colorado Historian and Faculty Director of the Center of the American West, Patty Limerick. Patty听discussed听history as an active presence in the West including its dramatic past and contentious present.听
Petrie Institute of Western American Art听
听 听Event Date:听January 8, 2014
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Journeys West Symposium
This one-day symposium will explore how the West indelibly shaped artists鈥 work and how, for some, the western experience included an unforgettable journey.听Patty was听the moderator between several speakers discussing the journey early American artists made west.听
2013
American Studies Association Student Committee听
听 听Event Date:听November 21, 2013
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The Public Intellectual
Patty Limerick was part of a panel created by ASA鈥檚 graduate student committee titled, 鈥淭he Public Intellectual鈥. The panel听discussed how graduate students might envision themselves as public intellectuals during and after graduate school through online publishing, blogs, social media tools,听etc..
Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research听
听 听Event Date:听October听30, 2013
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Understanding the Underworld: Hydraulic Fracturing and the Depths of the Humanities
Patty Limerick will be speaking on the recent NSF grant that the Center of the American West is a part of:听In October of 2012, the National Science Foundation Sustainability Research Network awarded a five-year, twelve-million-dollar grant to a consortium of scientists and engineers based at the University of Colorado.
Western History Association听
听 听Event Date:听October 10, 2013
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2013 Conference
Patty Limerick will NOT be attending this conference.听The WHA鈥檚 first meeting was held in 1961 at La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Since then, the organization has met every year in various venues across the West.听
Conversations with Authors Event听
听 听Event Date:听October 5, 2013
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American Association of University Women
Patty Limerick spoke about her book 鈥淎 Ditch in Time: The City, The West, and Water鈥 at the 5th Annual Conversations with Authors AAUW fundraiser in Loveland, CO.听 She was one听of three authors who will speak over lunch with time for conversation afterwards.听
American Water Works Association听
听 听Event Date:听September听9, 2013
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2013 RMSAWWA/RMWEA Joint Annual Conference
Patty Limerick spoke at the conference opening session on 鈥淭he West and Water: Filtering Out the Conventional Wisdom and Producing More User-Friendly Historical听Lessons鈥.听
The 16th Annual Water Education Conference听
听 听Event Date:听August听8, 2013
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Patty gave the keynote address on Thursday August 8th from 12:30 鈥 1:30. The subject will be A Ditch in Time.听
CSU Ecosystem Science and Sustainability听
听 听Event Date:听May听10, 2013
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Seminar Series
Colorado State University recently created a new department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and is launching its new Bachelor of Science degree. The department is holding a seminar series in this, its inaugural spring, with speakers presenting on various topics relating to sustainability and ecosystems. Patty will be speaking on the topic 鈥淢yth Free Sustainability鈥 on Friday, May 10.听
AAUW Spring Fundraiser Brunch听
听 听Event Date:听May 4, 2013
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Patty was听the speaker for this听years听American听Asociation听of University Women spring听fundraisder听brunch. Patty talked on her recent book听A Ditch in Time: the听City, the West and Water听and the complex relationship of water among听citites, suburbs, and rural areas of the west. Copies of her book were听sold听and Patty is happy to autograph them.听
Conference on World Affairs听
听 听Event Date:听April 9, 2013
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"Junk Science Policy"
Patty听moderated听a panel at the Conference of World Affairs, called 鈥淛unk Science Policy鈥 with panelists, Monika Bauerlein, Francesca T.听Grifo,听 Allen听Hershkowitz, and Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides.
CU Hydrologic Sciences Symposium听
听 听Event Date:听March 18, 2013
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The symposium consists of posters and presentations by CU-91福利社 students (graduate and undergraduate) as well as presentations by faculty and 91福利社 area researchers (ie听USGS, NOAA, NCAR). In addition, there were keynote speakers by influential members of the听hydrosciences听field. Patty Limerick was the keynote and final speaker.
Hartman Hotz Lecture Series听
听 听Event Date:听March 13, 2013
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University of Arkansas
The talk, entitled 鈥淭he West Beneath the Surface: Natural Gas Development in the Big Picture of Western Extractive Industries,鈥 pursues the goal of placing current controversies over natural gas development (and especially the technique of hydraulic fracturing) in the larger historical context of Western extractive industries
Come to the Well: Conversations on Wine and Water听
听 听Event Date:听March 6, 2013
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The University of Denver Sturm College of Law hosted听a soiree, 鈥淐ome to the Well: Conversations on Wine and Water鈥 on the University of Denver campus, Wednesday March 6. Wine and appetizers will be served before a lecture by Patty Limerick on her recent book听A Ditch in Time: Denver, the West, and Water.听
Water Tables 2013听
听 听Event Date:听March 2, 2013
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Patty Limerick听hosted听one of the tables at the fundraiser on the topic听of听 鈥淐ontroversy, Water, and Adrenaline 鈥 Navigating the Rapids of Public Discussion with Denver Water as Your Fellow Passenger鈥.听
Big Thompson Watershed Forum听
听 听Event Date:听February听28, 2013
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The Forum for Big Thompson 2013 Watershed Meeting,听CRITICAL SURFACE WATER ISSUES ~ 2013,听is to be held in Greeley, Colorado, welcoming 12 speakers, with听Patty Limerick听as the keynote speaker.
鈥淲ater and the Arts鈥 at One World One Water Center听
听 听Event Date:听February听26, 2013
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A symposium to address the theme of water and the environment is to be held in February.听 It听included smart water design, diverse visual arts, dance, poetry and live music from MSU Denver students. Patty听participated听as a听story teller听featuring her book听A Ditch in Time: Denver, the West, and Water.听
Banning Centennial Celebration听
听 听Event Date:听February 9, 2013
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Patty Nelson Limerick gave听a lecture in Banning, California, as part of the city鈥檚 year-long centennial celebration.听The lecture, 鈥淏eginning with Banning: From Conquest to Civil Rights, from Stagecoaches to VW Bugs, from the Old West to the New Western History,鈥 was听Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Dorothy Ramon Learning Center鈥檚 gathering hall.听
2012
LIVE on KGNU鈥檚 鈥淎 Public Affair鈥澨
听 听Event Date:听December听10, 2012
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Host Jim Pullen talked with Patty on community, fracking, and the multiple-year NSF funded CU study on oil and gas production on the 鈥淧ublic Affair鈥 radio talk show starting at 8:35 on Monday.听
Losing the West Film Screening听
听 听Event Date:听November听14, 2012
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Losing the West听is a documentary on small ranching and farming, exemplified by the story of a lifelong Colorado cowboy. Howard Linscott IS the original Marlboro Man, a gruff, chain-smoking 70-year-old who鈥檚 been ranching all his life. With sweeping shots of the Colorado Rockies, the film explores whether cherished Western traditions and this fiercely independent lifestyle can survive as they collide with inevitable population growth in the West and its dwindling natural resources.听
AAUW Author鈥檚 Day 2012听
听 听Event Date:听October 27, 2012
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Authors鈥 Day guests include Sandra Dallas, Laura听DiSilverio, Patty Limerick, and Jacqueline St. Joan.听 Join us on October 27,听2012听at The Garden of the Gods Club, 3320 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs for interesting speakers, wonderful food (including Chocolate Creme听Brulee听with Berries), and unparalleled views.
23rd Annual South Platte Forum听
听 听Event Date:听October 24, 2012
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Water 2012: Celebrating along the Way
Patty Limerick gave听the Opening Keynote speech on her new book听A Ditch in Time: The City, the West, and Water听at the 23rd Annual South Platte Forum, Water 2012: Celebrating Along the Way. She is the director of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado.听
Rocky Mountain Land Series presents Patricia Limerick 鈥 A Ditch in Time听
听 听Event Date:听October 23, 2012
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Historic LoDo: Patricia Nelson Limerick is the faculty director and board chair at the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a professor of history and environmental studies. Limerick听discussed and sign her new book听A Ditch in Time: The City, the West, and Water听($19.95 Fulcrum).听
Boedecker鈥檚 Sunday Movie Classic Talkback Series听
听 听Event Date:听October 21, 2012
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Patty will be the expert during the talk back at the 5:00 showing of 鈥淐hinatown,鈥 a 1974 Roman Polanski film that features murder, incest, and corrupt water-rights management, among other crimes.听 The film stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston.
Presidential Debate Watch听
听 听Event Date:听October 3, 2012
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History Colorado, Rocky Mountain PBS and the Civic Canopy have partnered to present a unique opportunity for Colorado citizens to come together to watch and discuss the upcoming Presidential debate on October 3, 2012.听
Club 20 Debates听
听 听Event Date:听September听8, 2012
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Keynote Address
A coalition of businesses, government entities and individuals, Club 20 advocates for a 22-county region of the Western Slope on the state and national levels. The debates held as part of the group鈥檚 annual fall meetings constitute an important part of the election season in Colorado.听
The 3rd Third听
听 听Event Date:听August听16, 2012
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Keynote Address
A coalition of businesses, government entities and individuals, Club 20 advocates for a 22-county region of the Western Slope on the state and national levels. The debates held as part of the group鈥檚 annual fall meetings constitute an important part of the election season in Colorado.听
Douglas County at the Crossroads: A Summer Series on Douglas County鈥檚 Future听
听 听Event Date:听July 20, 2012
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Water
Water quality and water supply affect all Douglas County residents. Let鈥檚 learn from the experts about what is being done to secure Douglas County鈥檚 water future, discuss how we can help, and where the issues really lie. The talk will feature a diverse panel of area water experts and the facilitator is KBDI PBS Ch. 12 Director of Production Dominic Dezzutti.
37th Annual Colorado Water Workshop听
听 听Event Date:听July 19, 2012
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Water Taboos: Addressing Our Most Challenging Issues
The author鈥檚 panel听featured three authors currently publishing books on Colorado water issues including Justice Gregory Hobbs of the Colorado Supreme Court; Patty Limerick, Director of the Center of the American West; and George Sibley of Gunnison.听
City of 91福利社鈥檚 Water 2012听
听 听Event Date:听July 18, 2012
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Patricia Limerick presents: "A Ditch in Time: Denver, the West and Water"
Patricia Limerick gave a talk based on her new book 鈥淎 Ditch in Time: Denver, the West and Water鈥.听
Special Introduction, CO Bar鈥檚 Continuing Legal Education Live Seminar with Justice Gregory Hobbs听
听 听Event Date:听June听18, 2012
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On June 18, author, scholar, and Colorado Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs听presented on two of his books: Living the Four Corners: Colorado, Centennial State at the Headwaters, published in 2011, and his new book Into the Grand. The presentation听included a special introduction by Patty Limerick, Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado.听
The National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals National Conference听
听 听Event Date:听April听25, 2012
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Celebrating Silver and Preparing for Gold
Patty gave the keynote address on Saturday, April 28th during the closing brunch.听 Her speech is entitled 鈥淪teering Knowledge: Accident-Prevention on the On-Ramps and Off-Ramps of Graduate Education.鈥澨
Western Literature Association Conference听
听 听Event Date:听February听25, 2012
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Significance of the Frontier in an Age of Transnational History
This symposium aims to put some of these diverse views of historical frontiers into conversation with one another and assess the current state of frontier studies. Have historians of the American West, through the synthesis of transnational, borderlands, and environmental history (among other fields), returned, in the words of Kerwin Lee Klein, to telling 鈥渂ig frontier tales鈥 and in the process become 鈥減ostwestern?鈥
Colorado Water Congress听
听 听Event Date:听January听26, 2012
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Colorado Water 2012 - Connecting Coloradans to their Water
George Sibley, author of听Protecting the Colorado River, the Colorado River District at 75,听will be presenting on his new book as well as Patricia Limerick, author of听A Ditch in Time, Denver, Water, and the West.听Both presentations will be held at Colorado Water Congress.听
2011
INSTAAR Noon Seminars at CU-91福利社听
听 听Event Date:听November听28, 2011
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A Ditch in Time: Denver, the West, and Water
This seminar is free and open to the public.听
University of New England 鈥 Center for Global Humanities Lecture/Seminar Series听
听 听Event Date:听November 7, 2011
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The Uncertain Fate of the Great American Desert: The American West, Water, and the World
Circumstances in the early twenty-first century鈥攖he prospects for reallocating water from farms to cities, the rise of demands for water based on recreation and environmental preservation, and the uncertainties of climate change鈥攁sk for a reconsideration of the characterization of the American West as shaped by aridity and semi-aridity听and听of the place of the region in the broad planetary arrangements of fresh water and human population.听
Theodore Roosevelt: In the Arena of the West听听
听 听Event Date:听October 29, 2011
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鈥淭he Winning of the West Revisited鈥
Theodore Roosevelt: In the Arena of the West听took a new look at Roosevelt鈥檚 time in the Dakota badlands (1883-87) and his fascination with the American West.
CU Energy Club鈥檚 91福利社 Municipalization Forum听
听 听Event Date:听October 25, 2011
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91福利社's Energy Future
Join CU Energy Club as they welcome industry experts to give an objective overview on 91福利社鈥檚 possible municipalization initiative.听Moderated by Patty Limerick.听
Denver Art Museum鈥檚 Lecture Series听
听 听Event Date:听October 20, 2011
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Takes on the Changing West
Join renowned historian,听New York Times听columnist and MacArthur fellow Patricia Nelson Limerick and DAM curator of photography Eric Paddock as they discuss competing images of the American West and how they affect our responses to art, government policy and the everyday challenges of living in the region.
Niwot Historical Society 1st Annual Lecture Series听
听 听Event Date:听September 28, 2011
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"Twenty-Five Years of Living with Legacy of Conquest: The Transformation of the West since 1986"
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91福利社 Conversations with Extraordinary People听
听 听Event Date:听September 13, 2011
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Patty Limerick & Charles Wilkinson
Presented by 91福利社 History Museum, 91福利社 Conversations with Extraordinary People features prominent 91福利社 citizens sharing their stories. Patty Limerick is known for her work at the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado. She is a professor of history at CU. Charles Wilkinson was named the West鈥檚 leading authority on natural resources law.
36th Annual Colorado Water Workshop听
听 听Event Date:听July 21, 2011
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"Water for Denver, Water for Colorado"
The 36th Annual Colorado Water Workshop, 鈥淩isk, Opportunity, and Leadership in Changing Climates,鈥 is taking place July 20-22 at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. Patty Limerick will take part in a keynote panel presentation, along with Jim Lochhead, CEO of Denver Water, and Justice Gregory Hobbs, Colorado Supreme Court. Together, they will discuss 鈥淲ater for Denver, Water for Colorado.鈥
OAH Community College Workshop听
听 听Event Date:听June 9, 2011
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"A Ditch in Time: The Lessons of Water in Denver, Colorado"
Patty Limerick听presented a session at the OAH Community College Workshop in Denver on June 9. Her talk is titled 鈥淎 Ditch in Time: The Lessons of Water in Denver, Colorado.鈥
Patty speaking at the Tesoro Cultural Center Historic Lecture and Dinner Series听
听 听Event Date:听April 17, 2011
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Tesoro Cultural Center Historic Lecture and Dinner Series, 鈥淏reathe! A Colorado and U.S. history of lung disease and cures,鈥 with Dr. Charles Scoggin, Morrison, CO
Patty speaking at the Modern Genocide Conference听
听 听Event Date:听April 6, 2011
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Modern Genocide Conference, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO听
Patty speaking at Frasier Meadows Retirement Community, Sustainability Seminar听
听 听Event Date:听February 23, 2011
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Frasier Meadows Sustainability Seminar, 鈥淣o Country for Old Habits: The Denver Water Board and the Two Forks Dam,鈥 91福利社, CO听
CU on the Weekend听
听 听Event Date:听February 11, 2011
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A Ditch in Time: Denver and Western Water Issues
In the Fall of 2012, Fulcrum Press听published Patty Limerick鈥檚 new book,听A Ditch in Time:听 The City, the West, and Water, that will bring the Denver water case study into the big picture of regional and national history.
Peak to Prairie Landscape Symposium听
听 听Event Date:听February 4, 2011
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"From the Ground Up: Harvesting the Lessons of Westward Expansion to Recalibrate Human Pride and Vanity"
Patty Limerick provided the keynote address for the Peak to Prairie Landscape Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO.听
Highlands Ranch Public Library听
听 听Event Date:听January 20, 2011
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"Insights on Front Range Water Supplies"
Patty Limerick presented a program at Douglas County Public Libraries with John Hendrick, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer of the South Metro Water Supply Authority. The talk, 鈥淚nsights on Front Range Water Supplies,鈥 was open to the public.听
2010
90th National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference听
听 听Event Date:听November 13, 2010
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Patty Limerick was a featured speaker at the 90th National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference in Denver, CO.听
Society of American Foresters Convention听
听 听Event Date:听October 29, 2010
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"Community and Culture"
Patty Limerick co-presented a General Session with Butch Blazer at the Society of American Foresters Convention, 鈥淔orests & People: A Watershed Event,鈥 in Albuquerque, NM.听
Remembering Stewart Udall听
听 听Event Date:听March听26, 2010
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Stewart Udall, Interior Secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, died recently in Santa Fe. He was an inspiration to many conservationists. Patty Limerick, of the Center of the American West, talks about her friend with Ryan Warner.听
Lecture at the Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum听
听 听Event Date:听March 16, 2010
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鈥淧ublic Lands鈥
Since 1998, the Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum, presented by the Oregon Historical Society, has provided a broad perspective on United States history by presenting the nation鈥檚 top scholars and writers. Most featured lecturers have won a Pulitzer Prize or National Book Award for their writing, and many are among the most revered academics in the nation. Patty Limerick was one of the featured guests of the 2010 forum.听
2009
Wallace Stegner Center鈥檚 Fourteenth Annual Symposium听
听 听Event Date:听March 6, 2009
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鈥淭raveling Ahead: How Wallace Stegner鈥檚 Most Quotable Words Guide Us Through Time and Space鈥
Patricia Nelson Limerick is the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board for the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History. She has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of applying historical perspective to contemporary dilemmas and conflicts.
2008
Patty Limerick and Erin Hogan Lecture at Chicago Humanities Festival听
听 听Event Date:听November 8, 2008
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鈥淢anifest Legacies and the American West鈥
This lecture was a joint program between Patty Limerick and Erin Hogan. Patty provided an understanding of the American West, the idea of Manifest Destiny, and the legacy of westward expansion, followed by Erin鈥檚 segment, based on her book,听Spiral Jetta. Chicago Humanities Festival Artistic Director Ren Weschler then moderated audience questions.听
Japanese American Museum National Conference听
听 听Event Date:听July 4, 2008
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鈥淐orrecting the Past: The Memory of Historical Injury and the Hope for Remedy鈥
Executive Order 9066, which authorized the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, did a lasting injustice to all American citizens, whatever their ethnicity. Patricia Limerick, Ph.D., Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, argued that memories of the camps offer guidance and perspective on a universal dilemma in human nature.听
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation: Special Institute on Surface Use for Mineral Development in the New West听
听 听Event Date:听February听7, 2008
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"Changing Winds"
Patty Limerick spoke at a Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute on Surface Use for Mineral Development in the New West. The conference was held in Westminster, Colorado, February 7 and 8, 2008.听
2007
Panel Moderator at Colorado鈥檚 New Energy Conference听
听 听Event Date:听October 30, 2007
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鈥淐onsumer Demand: What Do Consumers Want and at What Price?鈥
Patty Limerick moderated a discussion about the changes in consumption and demand of fossil fuels in the American West.听
Patty Limerick and Ivan Doig on KTNU听
听 听Event Date:听September 27, 2007
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KTNU interviewed Patty Limerick and Ivan Doig. Ivan Doig received the Wallace Stegner Award from the Center of the American West for his Western-American writing, and most recent book,听This House of Sky.听
Patty Limerick鈥檚 Interview on KUFM听
听 听Event Date:听September 24, 2007
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Patty Limerick was the featured interview on the show and spoke about her earlier prediction about the West. Years earlier she had predicted that the West鈥檚 reliance on mining, logging, and ranching would change, and the new West would be dominated by people who would both recreate in and preserve the Western environment.听
Oregon Planning Institute Conference听
听 听Event Date:听September 13, 2007
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鈥淗indsight and Foresight in a Region of Rush鈥
Patty Limerick was the keynote speaker for the Oregon Planning Institute鈥檚 conference at the University of Oregon on September 13, 2007.听