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| Swordfighting my way through college |
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A Different Kind of Lesson ...
In 1986 (while still an undergraduate at the University of Miami) I began providing hands-on history lectures for the public schools. My goal was to make history and historical literature more accessible, more exciting, more "real" by providing students the opportunity to see and touch replicas of historical armor, weapons, tools, clothing, etc. At the same time, I was working with the Chessmasters d'Vizcaya, a theatrical swordplay troupe affiliated with the Renaissance Historical Society of Florida.
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After 4 years of medical school in Oklahoma, I spent 11 years at the behest of the Army, living and travelling from the tropics to the subarctic. Along the way, I continued to perform, direct and lecture with a wide array of organizations:
- University of Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Christian College (Now Oklahoma Christian University)
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Southern Nazarene University
- Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
- Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre & Fairbanks Drama Association
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Southwest Missouri State University
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Public Schools in Oklahoma, Alaska, Washington and Missouri
I'm currently working with Bartholomew Bramble's Schoole of Defence and the Arts Mylitarie, an Elizabethan era historical swordplay troupe with a strong educational mission. |
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| Making history memorable |
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| Demonstrating the loading & firing of a matchlock caliver |
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Arranging a Lecture or Demonstration
Each year, I devote hundreds of hours to teaching and other educational pursuits. I have lectured on subjects in history, health and medicine for audiences ranging from pre-school to post-doctoral. Available subjects include but are not limited to:
Daily Life in the Middle Ages
Daily Life in the Renaissance
Renaissance Surgery
The Crusades
Chaucer
Shakespeare
Historical Swordplay
Early Firearms
English Longbow
Falconry (seasonal)
If you are interested in arranging a unique experience for your class or organization, please feel free to contact me, Richard S. Swinney M.D., by clicking on the photo. |
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