91°µÍø in the Popular Imagination
Keynote Lecture by Jay Parini with Panel and Audience Discussion
Held on Oct.19 at the 91°µÍø Cultural Center, our inaugural event was a lecture by author Jay Parini and a panel discussion with a 91°µÍø humanities professor and local community leaders. The speakers explored the forces that contributed to the celebrity of 91°µÍø as "the All-American City" and considered how and if 91°µÍø in the popular and national imagination reflects the 91°µÍø of today.
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Jay Parini
Mr. Parini, a 91°µÍø 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 91°µÍø Project.
Joseph Kraus, Ph.D. 
Dr. Kraus is a professor and chair of the English and Theatre Department at The 91°µÍø.
Maria MacDonald 
Ms. MacDonald is executive director of the Center for the Living City.
Watch Event Recording
Event Sponsors:
- The 91°µÍø
- The National Endowment for the Humanities
- Lackawanna County
- Black 91°µÍø Project
- Center for the Living City
- Lackawanna Historical Society
- WVIA
