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Online attendees may \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/video.ibm.com\/asutv\u0022\u003Estream the event on ASU Live\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease note the event times:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022uds-list\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E4 \u2013 5 p.m. | \u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003EPhil Klay lecture, dialogue with Roger Thompson and audience Q\u0026amp;A\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E5 \u2013 5:45 p.m. | \u003Cspan\u003EReception, book sale and book signing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the speakers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EUnited States Marine Corps veteran \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.philklay.com\/\u0022\u003EPhil Klay\u003C\/a\u003E wowed readers with his short story collection\u0026nbsp;\u0022\u003Cspan\u003ERedeployment,\u0022 which was named \u0022one of the best debuts of the year\u0022 (The Oregonian) and won the 2014 National Book Award for Fiction.\u0026nbsp;Klay\u2019s most recent essay collection \u201cUncertain Ground\u201d reckons with some of our country\u2019s thorniest concerns. The Los Angeles Times reported that \u201cKlay transcends his self-description as \u2018a writer who was once a Marine and writes about war\u2019 to become more of a philosopher. He uses war to pose urgent questions about political identity and personal faith that will endure long after the narratives of recent conflicts get revised and their terminology fades into history.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EProfessor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/5156328\u0022\u003ERodger\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003EThompson\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is the director of the Writing Program at Arizona State University. Formerly a professor at the Virginia Military Institute, Thompson is the co-author of the book \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/a.co\/d\/fB84Btc\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWriting Programs, Veterans Studies, and the Post-9\/11 University: A Field Guide\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201d (NCTE, 2020) and co-author of an Iraq War memoir, the award-winning bestseller \u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6aUmCSN\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBeyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201d (Polity, 2009).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis event is co-sponsored by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/veterans.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003EPat Tillman Veterans Center\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vetengagement.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOffice for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor a full listing of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHumanities Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;events, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/events\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eour events page\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","phone":"","contactname":"Victoria Day","email":"VictoriaDay@asu.edu","delta":"0","alias":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/citizenship-age-endless-wars?id=0","ticketing_rsvp_txt":"RSVP","ticketing_rsvp_txt2":"","ticketing_rsvp_url":"https:\/\/specialevents.asu.edu\/ereg\/newreg.php?eventid=887524\u0026amp;","ticketing_rsvp_url2":"","website":"https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/events","image_url":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/2026-07\/Event%20Image%2020261112.jpg","image_alt":"","image_title":"","start_date":"Nov 12 2026 - 4:00pm","end_date":"Nov 12 2026 - 5:00pm","time_description":"","very_start_date":"2026-11-12T16:00:00Z","very_end_date":"2026-11-12T17:00:00Z","event_types":"Lecture, Presentation","interests":"Academic and Professional Enhancement|Ethics|Lectures|Humanities","audiences":"For alumni|For current ASU students|For donors|For staff|For faculty","event_units":"Department of English|Humanities at ASU|Humanities Institute|School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies|School of International Letters and Cultures|School of Social Transformation|College of Integrative Sciences and Arts - Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement|Pat Tillman Veterans Center","event_topics":"Academic events|Free|Professional and career development","download":"","event_map_url":"https:\/\/g.co\/kgs\/UkqVZF1","event_map_title":"","event_video":"","location_term":"Tempe campus, Online event","venue_address":"400 E Tyler Mall","venue_city":"Tempe","venue_state":"AZ","venue_zip":"85281","alias-indexed":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/citizenship-age-endless-wars?id=0","sport_tag":"","game_type":"","subtitle":"","season":"","athletic_conference":"","tv_network":"","radio_station":"","wear_color":"","game_theme":"","history":"","history_text":"","related_stories":"","related_stories_text":"","game_notes":"","game_notes_text":"","recap_link":"","recap_link_text":"","live_stats":"","live_stats_text":"","game_time_tba":"No","sda_all_day":"No","opponent_logo":"","related_videos":"","related_videos_text":"","recurring":"no"}}]}