Lectures and Events

The Redd Center regulalry sponsors public lectures to allow scholars to share research and invite the academic community at BYU, along with the general public, to learn more about the Intermountain West. While the number of lectures presented each year varies, there are three annual named lectures: The Annaley Naegle Redd Lecture, held at the time of the Redd Center annual board meeting, the Howard and Hazel Butler Peters Lecture, and a lecture given by a recipient of a Clarence Dixon Taylor Award.

Upcoming Lectures:
- Please view our future events on our Facebook Events Page (no account needed).
  - Clicking "interested" or "going" will subcribe you to notifications about time changes, room changes, and when archived videos are available.
- View our "Recent News" blog for Fall and Winter Lecture Series announcements.
Live Streaming:
- Most public lecture are streamed live on our Facebook Page and YouTube Channel:
  - http://www.facebook.com/BYUReddCenter
  - http://www.youtube.com/BYUReddCenter/live
Past Lectures:
- Visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel where most past lectures are archived within two or three weeks of the live event.

2025

January 30
11:00 AM
B192 JFSB
Steven Simms

March 13
11:00 AM
Hinckley Center Lower Level Conference Room
Amy Thiriot

2024

November 21
Paul Formisano

November 7
Brent M. Rogers

October 17
Newell Boyd Knight

October 3
Jay Buckley and Fred Woods

April 9
Scott Ure

March 21
Nan MacEntire

March 7
Elliott West

February 22
Emily Burns

February 22
Alexia Williams

February 16
BYU Slavery Project Conference: Truth and Reconciliation

2023

Matthew Grow
November 9

Erika Bsumek
Utah Humanities Redd Center Author
October 5

Mark Johnson
September 21

Yukio Shimomura
April 11

Sasha C. Reed
March 2

Lynne McNeil
January 30
Co-sponsored with the William A. Wilson Folklore Archives

Fred Woods
January 26

2022

Tiffany González
November 18

Adam M. Sowards
November 3

William W. Tanner
October 6

Gregory E. Smoak
March 25

Fred E. Woods
February 17

Simon J. Bronner
January 26

The Redd Center is assisting with sponsorship for the event below:

View the call for submissions here.

2021

December 2
Eric Thacker

November 11
Maurice Crandall

Felipe Hinojosa
September 23

Thomas G. Alexander
March 25

Walter Echo-Hawk
March 4

Jeannie Banks Thomas
January 29

2020

Megan Kate Nelson
February 27

Carol Cornwall Madsen
January 30

John R. Alley
January 23

2019

Brian Cannon
November 14

Rosalyn LaPier
October 24

Rosina Lozano
September 19

Stephen Pyne
June 3

Jen Graber
March 21

Donald Fixico
March 7

Tonya Reiter
January 31

2018

Bart Elmore
December 6

Darren Parry
November 8

Fred E. Woods
November 7
With the Education in Zion
No recording available

Andrés Reséndez
October 25

Andrew Kirk
September 27

Bears Ears Panel
April 5

No Man's Land Film Screening
March 7

No recording available

Angela Hudson

Annaley Naegle Redd Lecture
February 27

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Dan Flores
William Howard and Hazel Butler Peters Lecture
February 22

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Lisa Gabbert
Folklore Archives Founder's Lecture
January 25
"St. Anne’s Retreat"
With the William W. Wilson Folklore Archive

No recording available

Brent Rogers
January 18

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2017

Pamela Perlich
December 7
"Utah's Hidden Diversity, Multicultural Demography"

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Larry Cebula
November 30
"Explorations in Public & Digital History"
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Tracy Brown
November 17
"Indians as Corporations: Pueblo Indian Sovereignty and Nineteenth-Century State and Federal Indian Policy"

No recording available

David Baron
October 26

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Joseph Taylor
October 12
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Benjamin Madley
William Howard and Hazel Butler Peters Lecture
September 21
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David Wrobel
Annaley Naegle Redd Lecture
March 23
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Jerry and Donna Spangler
Clarence Dixon Taylor Lecture
February 2

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Elliott Oring
William A. Wilson Folklore Archives Founder's Lecture
With the William A. Wilson Folklore Archives
January 25
No video recording available

2016

Raphael Folsom
December 1
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Jeffrey Sanders
November 3
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David Gessener
October 13
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Leisl Childers
September 29
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Fawn-Amber Montoya
September 22
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Thomas F. Simpson
September 16
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No recording available

Tacey Atsitty
June 6
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Lisa Fillerup
Clarence Dixon Taylor Lecture
March 31
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No recording available

Forrest Cuch
March 30
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Sujey Vega
March 10
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LeAnne Howe
William Howard and Hazel Butler Peters Lecture
March 3
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Shelley Fishkin
February 26

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James Brooks
Annaley Naegle Redd Lecture
February 25
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Paul Reeve
January 27
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2015

Richard Francaviglia
November 5

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Sarah Fox
October 29
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Michel Hogue
October 15
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Peter Nabokov
October 1
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Contact the Redd Center if you wish to view an archival recording.

Peter Goin
September 17
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George Annandale
September 10
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No recording available

Major Howard Egan Symposium
June 12
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No recording available

Daniel Beard
April 3
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27th Semi-Annual John Tanner Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Steven C. Armstrup
March 26
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No recording availalble

Clarence Dixon Taylor Lecture
D. Robert Carter
March 12
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No recording availalble

Annaley Naegle Redd Lecture
Jon T. Coleman
February 26
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2014

Daniel Herman
November 6
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Ari Kelman
October 20
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Ellen Gruber Garvey
September 11
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No recording available

Fred Provenza
March 20
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No recording available

Jared Farmer
Clarence Dixon Taylor Lecture
February 20
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