Public Speaking

I am available for public talks, lectures, and conference presentations on a range of topics related to historical memory, music, and cultural history. My speaking engagements explore the ways history is shaped, remembered, and retold—whether through monuments, popular music, or cultural narratives.

Speaking Topics Include:

• Civil War Memory & Historical Narratives

• Monuments and Memorialization in American History

• Music, Myth, and Historical Memory

• The Cultural Impact of Popular Music

Recent Public Talks:

• “Wanted Men: Bob Dylan and the Vulnerability of Brotherhood” – Odense, Denmark

• “Bypassing Rock Hill: Chuck Berry’s ‘Promised Land’ in Myth, Memory, and Music” – Tyler, Texas

• “‘Alive as You or Me’: Bob Dylan’s Woody Guthrie” – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Classroom Engagement:

I am also available for guest lectures (in-person or via Zoom) on my research and historical methods.

Recent courses include:

• Bob Dylan and the American Imagination

• Mad Men: A History of Modern America

• Protest Music in America am also available for classroom talks (in-person or via Zoom) on my research and historical methods.

Interested in booking a talk? Reach out via the contact page to discuss collaborations.