{"id":2503,"date":"2017-09-13T19:21:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T19:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2017-09-13T19:21:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T19:21:27","slug":"thursday-night-propaganda-what-we-want-you-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/2017\/09\/13\/thursday-night-propaganda-what-we-want-you-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Night Propaganda\u2014What We Want YOU To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World War I lecture series continues this Thursday night, Sept. 14th, at 7:00 PM in Ross Pendergraft Library, Room 300B.\u00a0 Dr. Jan Jenkins, Professor of History and Director of Honors at Arkansas Tech University, will give a presentation called: \u201cPropaganda &amp; Persuasion.\u201d\u00a0 Dr. Jenkins will discuss the United States\u2019 role in dissemination of information before and during the war.\u00a0 This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/american-artists-view-the-great-war\/online-exhibition.html#obj006_01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/09\/boots.jpg?resize=779%2C1024\" alt=\"wwi propoganda poster featuring german boots caked with blood\" width=\"779\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The presentation is a part of the World War I Centennial anniversary series at RPL.\u00a0 The first floor of the library has been dedicated to a traveling exhibition featuring panels that illustrate the historic events of 100 years ago.\u00a0 The program is funded by a grant through the Library of America in support of educational programming about World War I.\u00a0 Arkansas Tech University received the only such grant for the entire state of Arkansas. \u00a0The panels will be available here until Sept. 25th.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/american-artists-view-the-great-war\/online-exhibition.html#obj001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/09\/liberty.jpg?resize=695%2C1024\" alt=\"WWI propaganda poster featuring a sleepy american lady and a call to wake up for war.\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can read more about the exhibits on the first floor <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/2017\/09\/06\/world-war-i-and-arkansas\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>, or swing by to see them for yourself. \u00a0Stay tuned for future events throughout the month of September, October, and November to celebrate the Centennial of World War 1.\u00a0 You can read the full schedule\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansastechnews.com\/community\/world-war-i-series-begins-thursday-at-rpl\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or follow us on<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/arkansastechlibrary\">\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATULibrary\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 For more information about the World War I speakers and events, contact Luke Heffley at (479) 964-0546 or\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:lheffley@atu.edu\">lheffley@atu.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/98507935\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/09\/ywca.jpg?resize=692%2C1024\" alt=\"A WWI poster for the YWCA featuring women workers.  &quot;for every fighter a woman worker&quot;\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World War I lecture series continues this Thursday night, Sept. 14th, at 7:00 PM in Ross Pendergraft Library, Room 300B.\u00a0 Dr. Jan Jenkins, Professor of History and Director of Honors at Arkansas Tech University, will give a presentation called: \u201cPropaganda &amp; 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