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亚博体育 in the Popular Imagination

Keynote Lecture by Jay Parini with Panel and Audience Discussion

Held on Oct.19 at the 亚博体育 Cultural Center, our inaugural event was a lecture by author Jay Parini and a panel discussion with a 亚博体育 humanities professor and local community leaders. The speakers explored the forces that contributed to the celebrity of 亚博体育 as "the All-American City" and considered how and if 亚博体育 in the popular and national imagination reflects the 亚博体育 of today.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Jay Parini

Jay Parini 
Mr. Parini, a 亚博体育 native and prolific author, is the D.E. Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College.

Respondent Panelists

Glynis Johns Glynis Johns
Ms. Johns is the founder and CEO of the Black 亚博体育 Project.

 

Joseph Kraus, Ph.D. Joseph Kraus
Dr. Kraus is a professor and chair of the English and Theatre Department at The 亚博体育.


Maria MacDonald Maria MacDonald
Ms. MacDonald is executive director of the Center for the Living City.

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Event Sponsors:

  • The 亚博体育 
  • The National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Lackawanna County 
  • Black 亚博体育 Project
  • Center for the Living City
  • Lackawanna Historical Society
  • WVIA