Since 2002, the UNCW History Department has hosted the Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture Series, an annual lecture series established to honor two lifelong learners and friends of the department, Virginia and Derrick Sherman.
On Oct 14, 2026, Eva Landsberg will deliver the 25th annual Sherman Lecture. The lecture will be followed by a roundtable discussion on Oct. 15 with distinguished scholars Christian Koot, Linda Rupert, Jordan Smith and moderator David Houpt.
The 2026 Sherman Scholar is Eva Landsberg
Eva Landsberg is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati, where she teaches courses on Revolutionary North America’s political, economic, and cultural connections to the wider world. She is completing her first book, which explores the connections between the economics of Caribbean sugar and the issues of imperial rule that gave birth to the American Revolution.
2026 Lecture Series
Sugar and Strife: The Caribbean Roots of the American Revolution
Eva Landsberg
University of Cincinnati
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026 7:30 p.m., Warwick Center
Roundtable to follow Thursday, Oct. 15, 3:30 p.m., OLLI Building
Free and open to the public.
Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting us at least seven days prior to the event.
UNCW is an EEO/AA institution. Questions regarding UNCW’s Title IX compliance should be directed to Title IX.
2026 Roundtable
The Caribbean Roots of the American Revolution
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 3:30 p.m., OLLI Building 620 South College Road
Free and open to the public.
Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting us at least seven days prior to the event.
UNCW is an EEO/AA institution. Questions regarding UNCW’s Title IX compliance should be directed to Title IX.
Participants:
Eva Landsberg, Sherman Emerging Scholar University of Cincinnati
Christian Koot Towson University
Linda Rupert The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Jordan Smith Widener University
Moderator: David Houpt University of North Carolina Wilmington
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