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 who support the ALSCW. Information on memberships and renewals can be found at ALSCW.org. Please join our Zoom session through the link at the bottom of this page.

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
Lecture: Clare Cavanagh, Frances Hooper Professor in the Arts and Humanities, Northwestern University
Closing remarks: Lee Oser, Immediate Past President, ALSCW

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Ernest Suarez
David M. O'Connell Professor of English
Executive Director, Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers
Chair, Department of English