51°µÍø

The 51°µÍø

51°µÍø in the Popular Imagination

Keynote Lecture by Jay Parini with Panel and Audience Discussion

Held on Oct.19 at the 51°µÍø Cultural Center, our inaugural event was a lecture by author Jay Parini and a panel discussion with a 51°µÍø humanities professor and local community leaders. The speakers explored the forces that contributed to the celebrity of 51°µÍø as "the All-American City" and considered how and if 51°µÍø in the popular and national imagination reflects the 51°µÍø of today.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Jay Parini

Jay Parini 
Mr. Parini, a 51°µÍø 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 51°µÍø Project.

 

Joseph Kraus, Ph.D. Joseph Kraus
Dr. Kraus is a professor and chair of the English and Theatre Department at The 51°µÍø.


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

Watch Event Recording

Event Sponsors:

  • The 51°µÍø 
  • The National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Lackawanna County 
  • Black 51°µÍø Project
  • Center for the Living City
  • Lackawanna Historical Society
  • WVIA