Animal Allies: The History of Animals in Espionage

Dates: April 15, 2021
Meets: Thurs. from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
 Location: Online Presentation
Cost:  $0.00
Date Day Time
04/15/2021Thursday6 PM to 7:30 PM
In this talk, MSU alumna Kelly Lewis will introduce participants to the stories of espionage's most eminent animals and the human masterminds behind them. For decades, furry, aquatic and flying animal spies have been employed in some of the world's wildest espionage initiatives, from undersea defense and surveillance to cipher smuggling and anti-drone reconnaissance.

This collaborative community event is presented by OLLI at MSU and the Belgrade Community Library and is free and open to the public thanks to a generous sponsorship by Kenyon Noble. All Belgrade Community Library online events will be hosted via the Library's Zoom account. Upon registration confirmation, participants will receive an email with the Zoom link and instructions to join the program.

**Registration for this event closes at noon the day of the event.
Fee:  $0.00

Fee Breakdown

DescriptionAmount
OLLI Member$ 0.00
Non OLLI Member$ 0.00

Online Presentation

This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.

We will send you a reminder email with login instructions one business day before the program start date. If there are additional sessions, we will send reminders the morning of those sessions.

Kelly Lewis

MSU alumna Kelly Lewis is a former writing and literature instructor at Montana State University. She is currently living in New York City pursuing a master's degree in the Experimental Humanities Department at New York University. Her scholarly research focuses on espionage history and geopolitics in fiction and media, including the relationship the civilian public has with the world of the clandestine.