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Jan. 9 | Call for papers: Identities and Technocultures
A 2-day conference about American culture and technologies that examines how new technologies dominate and define Americaness in the US and abroad. Co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts (CESA) and the Mid-America American Studies Association (MAASA).
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Goode, James M. "Architecture and Politics: Thomas Ustick Walter and the Enlargement of the U.S. Capitol, 1850-1865," American Studies Program, George Washington University, January 1995.
Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887) worked fourteen years to enlarge the U.S. Capitol, 1850-1865. This building project includes the design and construction of a pair of massive marble wings and later, an enormous iron dome. Walter, using the most advanced technology of the time, came to symbolize the new status of the architect as professional. He persevered against many difficulties associated with the building process at the Capitol, including corrupt politics and the disruptions of the Civil War. During this period the Capitol emerged as an icon or symbol of the Union.
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