Fellas, are you itching to enlighten the ol’ ball and chain that V-day is just a corporate holiday created by Hallmark to sell greeting cards, ergo participation equals manufactured consent? Well, let Elizabeth Scala, UT-Austin professor of medieval romance, historiography, and culture in the English department, enlighten YOU. The notion of romantic love’s holiday may not be eternal, but it definitely predates the Mad Men era – all the way back to Geoffrey Chaucer’s writings in the 14th century. If you’re seeking to understand the origins of these horrors, look no further than this informative happy hour. And if you’re hungry for more, this is the first of an ongoing series, Profs & Pints, that brings lectures off campus and makes them accessible to the general public. – Lina Fisher