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The Schemel Forum Course - Indiana Jones and the Twentieth Century

Tuesday, 24 October, 2023

One of the most popular characters of the last forty years, the creation of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr, as portrayed by Harrison Ford, is a globe-trotting archaeologist and university professor who, throughout the twentieth century, searched for valuable artifacts with mystical powers and battled, among others, the Thuggee Cult in India, Soviet special forces, and, of course, Nazis, in comic books, video games, television shows, and five films from 1981 to the present day. This course will examine how the character was created and his cultural impact, before moving on to examine not just the historical environments depicted in the films (in 1935, 1936, 1938, 1957, and 1969) but also the historical origins of the famous relics featured in them, from the Ark of the Covenant to the Antikythera. 

Sean Brennan, Ph.D. Professor, Department of History, The University of Scranton  

Tuesdays, September 12, 19, 26, & October 3, 17, 24                  
6:00 to 7:15 p.m.
Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305 

 

Contact:

Brooke Leonard

Phone: 5709414700
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Weinberg Memorial Library

300 Monroe Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510