# Event Details - **Event Name**: Steve Aron’s “The Strange Career of the Frontier” - A Workshop Discussion - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Nov, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 21 Nov, 2026 at 12:30 pm (-08:00) - **Event Description**: Join ICW and the San Gabriel Valley Humanities Center for a workshop discussion of Steve Aron’s essay “The Strange Career of the Frontier.”About this EventSteve Aron’s “The Strange Career of the Frontier”Join ICW and the San Gabriel Valley Humanities Center for a workshop discussion of Steve Aron’s “The Strange Career of the Frontier” on November 21st at 10:00 a.m. Humanities Center (414 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776).Steve’s essay is envisioned to be the first chapter of The Oxford Handbook of the North American West (edited by Louis Warren and Rachel St. John). It traces the career of the frontier as the wellspring of western American history, tracking precursors to Frederick Jackson Turner, the overlapping but also contesting interpretation of Theodore Roosevelt, and the long shadow that Turner’s “frontier thesis” cast over the field. It turns then to the efforts of “New Western Historians” to escape from Turner’s trail by privileging “place” over “process,” a fixed region over a moving frontier, and currents running in multiple directions over ones that ran exclusively from east to west. The chapter concludes with an examination of how the frontier has endured, even as contending constructs now crowd the field. As recent scholarship has foregrounded, would be competitors work well alongside frontier to illuminate a larger, if less liberating, history of the American West.Includes tour of San Gabriel Mission beginning at 11:30am led by Steve Hackel.Stephen Aron is the Calvin and Marilyn Gross Director and President and CEO of the Autry Museum of the American West and a Professor Emeritus at UCLA. A past president of the Western History Association and an elected member of the Society of American Historians, Aron's most recent books are The American West: A Very Short Introduction and Peace and Friendship: An Alternative History of the American West (both from Oxford University Press).Please RSVP to attend, and the draft essay will be available via link on confirmation page. Space is limited. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-gabriel/steve-arons-the-strange-career-of-the-frontier-a-workshop-discussion/100001994361345471 - **Event Categories**: workshops, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes - Location: San Gabriel Valley Humanities Center - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: San Gabriel - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: San Gabriel Valley Humanities Center - **lat**: 34.0972221 - **long**: -118.1079638 - **full address**: San Gabriel Valley Humanities Center, 414 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Steve Aron’s “The Strange Career of the Frontier” - A Workshop Discussion - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/631b8881dd406daf12daaaf775152c62c99759df674bdac32281530721a1ac79-rimg-w1200-h1553-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1785134601 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Steve Aron s The Strange Career of the Frontier - A Workshop Discussion being held? - **A:** Steve Aron s The Strange Career of the Frontier - A Workshop Discussion takes place on Sat, 21 Nov, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 21 Nov, 2026 at 12:30 pm at San Gabriel Valley Humanities Center, 414 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Steve Aron s The Strange Career of the Frontier - A Workshop Discussion? - **A:** Steve Aron s The Strange Career of the Frontier - A Workshop Discussion is organized by Huntington-USC Institute on California & the West. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Steve Aron s The Strange Career of the Frontier - A Workshop Discussion is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in San Gabriel, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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