Mar 21, 2023
April 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq. The 2003 Iraq War was a major turning point in changing the ways that Iraqis related to their own government and to their fellow citizens. Paying attention to Iraqis' stories about their lives under Saddam Hussein's dictatorship and during the tumultuous two decades that followed his fall sheds light on the forces that can unify or divide a society during periods of crisis and upheaval.
For the annual Weter Lecture, Assistant Professor of History Alissa Walter will talk about stories and perspectives 20 years after the Iraq War. The lecture is Tuesday, April 11, 7–8:30 p.m. in Upper Gwinn Commons and is free, open to the public, and will be livestreamed.