War, Literature, and the Arts Lecture
Endowed by U.S. Air Force Academy graduate David L. Jannetta, the Jannetta Lecture brings to the school respected writers and artists who have contributed to our understanding of war.
Past lectures have included:
Sept. 13, 2023 Luke Mogelson, author of The Storm is Here: America on the Brink
Sept. 7, 2022 Poets Brian Turner and Dunya Mikhail
Sept. 8, 2021 Elliott Ackerman, author of Places and Names
Sept. 10, 2019 Dan O’Brien, author of The Body of an American
Sept. 19, 2018 Suzan-Lori Parks, author of Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Sept. 12, 2017 Sara Novć, author of Girl at War
Sep. 13, 2016 Alex Kershaw, author of The Liberator
Sept. 8, 2015 Brian Turner, author of My Life as a Foreign Country
Sept. 9, 2014 Roxana Robinson, author of Sparta
Sept. 10, 2013 Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Sept. 12, 2012 Doug Stanton, author of Horse Soldiers
Sept. 13, 2011 Mark Bowden, author of Blackhawk Down
Sept. 14, 2010 Benjamin Busch, actor, writer, film maker and photographer
Oct. 13, 2009 John Balaban, author of twelve books of poetry and prose
April 30, 2009 Brian Turner, author of Here Bullet
April 3, 2008 Tobias Wolff, author of In Pharaoh’s Army