The event featured talks about the American Revolution by ten scholars from different universities. At the end of last week, the Department of English hosted “Fictions of the American Revolution” — a symposium that showcased literary, cultural and historical research associated with the American Revolution — at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Advanced Study. “Why are we here today?” Drew Lopenzina, a professor of early American and Native American literature at Old Dominion University, asked in his talk. King Philip was a Wampanoag chief called Metacom who led a coalition of Native American peoples against colonial expansion in the 17th century. “The image of a great general and the first president influences the ways people perceive Washington into the present,” Lazo said.