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The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

51³Ô¹ÏÍø in the Popular Imagination

Keynote Lecture by Jay Parini with Panel and Audience Discussion

Held on Oct.19 at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Cultural Center, our inaugural event was a lecture by author Jay Parini and a panel discussion with a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø humanities professor and local community leaders. The speakers explored the forces that contributed to the celebrity of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø as "the All-American City" and considered how and if 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in the popular and national imagination reflects the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø of today.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Jay Parini

Jay Parini 
Mr. Parini, a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Project.

 

Joseph Kraus, Ph.D. Joseph Kraus
Dr. Kraus is a professor and chair of the English and Theatre Department at The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.


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

Watch Event Recording

Event Sponsors:

  • The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 
  • The National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Lackawanna County 
  • Black 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Project
  • Center for the Living City
  • Lackawanna Historical Society
  • WVIA