Echoes of War

FAIN: AV-248453-16

Minnesota Humanities Center (St. Paul, MN 55106-2046)
Susannah Ruth Ottaway (Project Director: September 2015 to December 2019)
Trista Matascastillo (Co Project Director: March 2016 to December 2019)

A public discussion program offered by the Minnesota Humanities Center for veterans to explore the lived and recorded experiences of war through literature and war memorials.

Echoes of War, a project of the Minnesota Humanities Center, will explore how war is remembered and memorialized in contrast to and relationship with the lived experiences of Veterans. This project will use Standing Down: From Warrior to Civilian, an anthology by Great Books Foundation, as its core resource and it will involve the study of war memorials at the Minnesota State Capitol. Echoes of War will be co-lead by Dr. Susannah Ottaway, a professor of history at Carleton College, and Trista Matascastillo, Humanities Center program officer and 16-year Veteran. Ten NEH Discussion Leaders will participate in an immersive 5-day residential preparatory program that will prepare them to lead subsequent public discussions. The preparatory program will involves intensive grounding in the literature of war, training in discussion facilitation, and an examination of war memorials. A three-part public discussion series will be held at the Minnesota Humanities Center, St. Paul, and at Carleton

Media Coverage

A Voice for Veterans (Media Coverage)
Publication: St. Thomas University
Date: 11/11/2016
URL: http://stthomas.edu/news/a-voice-for-veterans/

Echoes of War Public Discussion Series (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Mary Drew
Publication: Northfield Patch
Date: 10/1/2016
Abstract: Echoes of War asks Veterans and members of the general public to consider how Americans memorialize war and military service in public, and how that relates to the way war gets remembered through the personal stories and life experiences of Veterans. Participants of all backgrounds and experience are welcomed to join the discussion series.
URL: http://patch.com/minnesota/northfield/calendar/event/20161025/33843/echoes-of-war-public-discussion-series

Echoes of War: A Unique Introduction to Shared Inquiry (Media Coverage)
Author(s): unattributed
Publication: Great Books Foundation Blog
Date: 7/20/2016
Abstract: Thanks to grant support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, we’re excited to partner with the Minnesota Humanities Center to present Echoes of War—NEH discussion leader training. Through a mix of carefully selected readings, guided discussion, lectures, and field trip experiences, participants in the workshop will prepare to lead community conversations on the topic of history, collective memory and war memorials, as we explore how those themes relate to veterans’ experiences of war.
URL: http://www.greatbooks.org/echoes-of-war-a-unique-introduction-to-shared-inquiry/

“Echoes of War" asks Veterans and members of the public to consider how we memorialize war (Media Coverage)
Author(s): unattributed
Publication: Carleton College Media Relations
Date: 10/5/2016
Abstract: In collaboration with the Minnesota Humanities Center, Carleton College will host a weekly public discussion series “Echoes of War,” addressing questions regarding the way in which war is memorialized. The series will be held Tuesdays, Oct. 11 through Nov. 1, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The first three sessions will be held in the Meeting Room of the Carleton College Alumni Guest House; the final session will be held at the Minnesota Humanities Center in St. Paul.
URL: https://apps.carleton.edu/media_relations/press_releases/?story_id=1477802

Echoes of War (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Mary Drew
Publication: Carleton College Humanities Center
Date: 10/1/2016
Abstract: Echoes of War asks Veterans and members of the public to consider how we memorialize war, and how that relates to the way war is remembered.
URL: https://apps.carleton.edu/humanities/events/?event_id=1469476&date=2016-10-25

Associated Products

Blake Rondeau - Community of Conversation: Civilian and Military Engagement (Blog Post)
Title: Blake Rondeau - Community of Conversation: Civilian and Military Engagement
Author: Blake Rondeau
Abstract: Blake Rondeau is a Marine Corps Veteran who works at the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. He is the Marketing Director for the Minnesota Warriors, a disabled Veteran hockey team. As a member of the Veterans Mental Health Advisory Council for the VA Medical Hospital, he is dedicated to finding and fixing the problems between Veterans and health care. Blake is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Health Care Communication and is a discussion leader for the Humanities Center’s Echoes of War public discussion events at Carleton College in October.
Date: 10-13-2016
Primary URL: http://blogmnhum.blogspot.com/2016/10/blake-rondeau-community-of-conversation.html
Primary URL Description: Minnesota Humanities Center's blog. The Minnesota Humanities Center welcomes and values the ideas from community as expressed through writing. We believe that by sharing our stories we deepen our relationships with one another and develop a greater sense of our connections to one another.
Blog Title: Blake Rondeau - Community of Conversation: Civilian and Military Engagement
Website: mnhum.org

2016 Echoes of War Discussion Leaders Training Journal (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: 2016 Echoes of War Discussion Leaders Training Journal
Author: Minnesota Humanities Center's Echoes of War scholar team
Abstract: With the help of outstanding scholars and leading voices from Minnesota’s Veteran communities, the Humanities Center’s 2016 Echoes of War project included an immersive experience to train 10 NEH Discussion Leaders to lead public discussions in Saint Paul and Northfield, Minnesota. This is the comprehensive Discussion Leaders Training Journal developed for the training. The contents include a welcome letter for the Humanities Center’s President & CEO, overview description and Humanities Center’s approach, funding credit, list of discussion leaders, list of scholar team and key staff, descriptions and sessions schedule for each of the six training days, journal and note pages for each day, and a bibliography of assigned readings.
Year: 2016
Primary URL: http://humanitieslearning.org/resource/index.cfm?act=1&TagID=0&CatID=0&SearchText=echoes&SortBy=1&mediatype=0&lurl=1
Primary URL Description: This comprehensive Discussion Leaders Training Journal was developed for the Humanities Center’s 2016 Echoes of War project.
Audience: General Public

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