Historian Julie Mujic, Ph.D., to Discuss The Postwar Lives of Columbus WWI Veterans April 8 at Ohio Wesleyan
Historian Julie Mujic will present
“‘A Vast Change Had Come Over the Streets’:
The Postwar Lives of World War I Veterans in Columbus, Ohio”
at 7:30 p.m. April 8 at Ohio Wesleyan University.
The talk will be held in Benes Room B of
Ohio Wesleyan’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center
40 Rowland Ave., Delaware
Admission is free.
More than a century after the end of the Great War, Mujic will discuss how WWI veterans and residents in Columbus responded to victory and how the men adjusted to lives as veterans in a community quite changed by the international conflict. She also will explore what has been done to honor and memorialize their sacrifice in the past century.
Julie Mujic, Ph.D., of Paramount Historical Consulting, researches and writes about 19th and 20th century American history “in order to investigate mysteries about the past and uncover patterns and trends in history.”
In addition to operating Columbus-based Paramount Historical Consulting, Mujic also is a visiting assistant professor in the Global Commerce Department at Denison University.
She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Columbus Historical Society, where she has helped to coordinate a World War I program, “We Shall Remember Them“, that runs through April 30. The theme of the exhibit and its related programming is the construction of memory in Columbus regarding World War I in the 100 years since it ended.
Mujic’s presentation represents
Ohio Wesleyan’s 35th annual Joseph and Edith Vogel Lecture sponsored by the Department of History
The Vogel Lecture is made possible by a generous gift from their son, Ezra F. Vogel, Ph.D., a 1950 Ohio Wesleyan graduate, native of Delaware, and retired professor of East Asian Studies at Harvard University. Ezra Vogel also is the author of the critically acclaimed book, “Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China.”
Learn more about Mujic at https://juliemujic.com and more about the Vogel Lecture Series and the OWU Department of History at www.owu.edu/history.
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private university offers more than 90 undergraduate majors and competes in 25 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Through Ohio Wesleyan’s signature OWU Connection program, students integrate knowledge across disciplines, build a diverse and global perspective, and apply their knowledge in real-world settings. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book “Colleges That Change Lives” and included in the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review “best colleges” lists. Learn more at www.owu.edu.