¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ in the Popular Imagination
Keynote Lecture by Jay Parini with Panel and Audience Discussion
Held on Oct.19 at the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Cultural Center, our inaugural event was a lecture by author Jay Parini and a panel discussion with a U¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ humanities professor and local community leaders. The speakers explored the forces that contributed to the celebrity of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ as "the All-American City" and considered how and if ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ in the popular and national imagination reflects the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ of today.
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Jay Parini
Mr. Parini, a ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ native and prolific author, is the D.E. Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College.
Respondent Panelists
Glynis Johns 
Ms. Johns is the founder and CEO of the Black ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Project.
Joseph Kraus, Ph.D. 
Dr. Kraus is a professor and chair of the English and Theatre Department at The U¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥.
Maria MacDonald 
Ms. MacDonald is executive director of the Center for the Living City.
Watch Event Recording
Event Sponsors:
- The U¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
- The National Endowment for the Humanities
- Lackawanna County
- Black ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Project
- Center for the Living City
- Lackawanna Historical Society
- WVIA
