News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 2/3/03   BRITISH HISTORIAN TO PRESENT FREE LECTURES FEB. 11       HAMMOND -- University of Exeter history professor Jeremy Black, an expert on European history and modern warfare, will present a pair of free lectures at  Southeastern Louisiana University on Tuesday, February 11.       William Robison, head of Southeastern=s department of history and political science, said Black=s lectures will be both fun and timely.      "Professor Black is the author of more than 50 books, many of them on 18th century British politics and modern warfare," Robison said. "He is an extremely entertaining and erudite lecturer."       The lectures, both scheduled for the Student Union Theatre, are open to faculty, staff, students and the public.      Black will speak on "The Politics of James Bond: From Fleming's Novels to the Big Screen" at 11 a.m. and on "Modern Warfare Reconsidered" at 2 p.m.      Black is considered one of the most important scholars working today in the fields of early modern European history and world military history. Some of his major books include "War and the World: Military Power and the Fate of Continents, 1450-2000"; "Britain as a Military Power, 1688-1815"; "Maps and History: Constructing Images of the Past; Maps and Politics: A Military Revolution?"; and "War in the Early Modern World, 1450-1815." He has also published "The Politics of James Bond."      He has been a major player in the "Military Revolution" debate that has dominated early modern military and political history for more than a decade, and has also turned his attention to the political and symbolic power of mapping.       For additional information about the lectures, contact Robison at 985-549-2109 or wrobison@selu.edu. Return to News Releases