March 17, 2023 10:00am-11:00am | An All-Around Talent: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Life of John Cotton Dana
Posted in: Work in Progress
Deborah Chatr Aryamontri , Classics and General Humanities, College of Humanities and Social Sciences MSU
John Cotton Dana is one of the most influential American figures in the democratization of education. He was among the first to envision culture and its accessibility as a means to fight social inequality and injustice. Born a New Englander, during his life he explored and pioneered many fields of knowledge. After various living experiences in the West, Dana finally settled down in New Jersey where he found his true calling and became the director of the Newark Public Library for almost thirty years and founded the Newark Museum.
This talk will illustrate the interdisciplinary project that I am conducting with my colleague Dr. Diego Baldi, a researcher at the Institute of Heritage Science at the Italian National Research Council, on the multifaceted figure of John Cotton Dana and his long lasting and multidimensional career.
Please contact Timothy Gorman f you would like to join the workshop session.
Friday, March 17,2023 10:00-11:00 am. Session held via zoom.
