Fall Forum: The Perfect Fence: Untangling the Meanings of Barbed Wire
Schedule
Thu Oct 03 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
Location
Westminster University, Gore Auditorium. | Westminster, CA
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Annual Fall Forum, October 3Please join us for our Annual Fall Forum focused on The Perfect Fence: Untangling the Meanings of Barbed Wire,
with authors Lyn Ellen Bennett and Scott Abbott—event scheduled for October 3 at Westminster University, Gore
Auditorium, 7:00-8:30 PM. Social hour begins earlier.
Check GSLA website for details.
In The Perfect Fence, Bennett and Abbott explore the multiple uses and meanings of barbed wire, a technological innovation that contributes to America’s shift from a pastoral ideal to an industrial one. They
survey the vigorous public debate over the benign or “infernal” fence, investigate legislative attempts to ban or regulate wire fences as a result of public outcry, and
demonstrate how the industry responded to ameliorate the image of its barbed product. (Texas A&M U Press)
Lyn Ellen Bennett is professor of history at Utah Valley University. Her research focuses on the American West,
gender, and material culture studies. Scott Abbott is a professor of humanities, philosophy, and integrated studies at Utah Valley University. He is the author of five
books, most recently, Immortal for Quite Some Time: Fraternal Meditations.
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Where is it happening?
Westminster University, Gore Auditorium., 13761 University St, Westminster, CA 92683-2769, United States,Westminster, CaliforniaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: