ALSCW Special Event:
General Education and the Idea of a Common Culture
Friday, October 15, 1 pm to 5:30 pm EDT
In lieu of our annual conference, we are delighted to present an afternoon of discussions and readings. The event is free and open to the public. Our next in-person annual conference will take place at Yale University in the fall of 2022. The Call-for-Papers will be circulated in February.
We are deeply grateful to our participants, contributors, and to all of you for your support of the ALSCW. Information on memberships and renewals can be found at ALSCW.org and a membership form is attached to this email. Please join our Zoom session through the link at the bottom of this email.
1 pm -2:45 pm: GENERAL EDUCATION AND THE IDEA OF A COMMON CULTURE
Welcome: Ernest Suarez, Executive Director, ALSCW<
Moderator: David Bromwich, President, ALSCW
Panelists:
Andrew Delbanco, Alexander Hamilton Professor of American Studies, Columbia University
Jackson Lears, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History, Rutgers University
Diana Senechal, Varga Katalin Gimnazium, Szolnok, Hungary
2:45-3 pm (Break)
3 pm-4:15 pm, POETRY READING
Moderator: Ernest Suarez, Announcement of the Meringoff winners and introductions
Readings:
Edward Hirsch, President, The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Yusef Komunyakaa, Distinguished Senior Poet, New York University
4:15-4:30 (break)
4:30 pm, KEYNOTE
Introduction: David Bromwich, President, ALSCW
“Without End: The Poetry of Adam Zagajewski”: Clare Cavanagh, Frances Hooper Professor in the Arts and Humanities, Northwestern University
Closing remarks: Lee Oser, Immediate Past President, ALSCW
Topic: ALSCW Special Event Time: Oct 15, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://cua.zoom.us/j/83186545794?pwd=TS96Zk81UVcwd3c0a0pVd1lwNHJLQT09 Meeting ID: 831 8654 5794 Passcode: 6h2476f4 One tap mobile +12532158782,,83186545794# US (Tacoma) +13017158592,,83186545794# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) Meeting ID: 831 8654 5794 Find your local number: https://cua.zoom.us/u/keK4WnJQm
Comments are closed.