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Dickinson in Raleigh Durham
Join us to hear about Dickinson professors' current work at the National Humanities Center, the only independent institute dedicated exclusively to advanced study in the humanities. Cotten Seiler, professor of American studies, and Claire Siler, professor of English and Kalaris Chair in the History of Science, are representing liberal-arts colleges at the center during the current academic year--Cotten as a resident associate and Claire as a Fellow. They will share the origins of their books, some surprising research discoveries and how their Dickinson students engaged with and sharpened their ideas.
Sunday, March 22
2-4 p.m.
At the home of Kylie and Julia Filiberti Allen ’12
In North Raleigh, conveniently located near the I-540 outer loop for alumni in the Durham area (the address will be sent to registrants prior to the event)
Cotten will discuss his new book, White Care: The Impact of Race on American Infrastructure. It investigates how evolutionary theory and racial politics have shaped our built environment. Claire will discuss her current book project, The Narrative Lives of Polio, which offers a literary and cultural history of the disease from its epidemic shift in the 1880s through 1965, a decade after the arrival of the vaccines.
Free
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please register by Wednesday, March 18.