Martha E. Rojas "American Imprints: Franklin's Emblems for the new United States"
History / Heritage - Lecture/Discussion
Monday, May 12, 2008
6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Providence Public Library, Central
Barnard Room
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
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Martha Elena Rojas, Assistant Professor of English, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, holds a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Stanford University and currently teaches 18th and 19th Century U.S. literature and culture. Her courses explore the anxieties occasioned by concepts of originality, authenticity, value and representation in a culture that celebrates self-fashioning, lauds honor and exemplary masculinity, and is preoccupied with crime and seduction. While at Stanford, Rojas was awarded the Alden Dissertation Prize for "Diplomatic Letters: The Conduct and Culture of Foreign Affairs in the Early Republic."
Her current book manuscript is a revision of this project and takes up issues of improvisation and representation as the United States strove to mold itself into a nation among nations.
Sponsors
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World was organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, Philadelphia, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition for libraries has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life. The traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name mounted by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth. The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is a nonprofit organization established through a major grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts to educate the public about Franklin's enduring legacy.
RI Sponsors
Programs and activities planned in conjunction with the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Exhibit's Rhode Island visit are presented by National Grid and also sponsored by the Rhode Island Freemasons and WJAR-10.
Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.
Cost: free
Suggested Audiences:
Adult
E-mail:
jchoiniere@provlib.org
Last Modified: May 9, 2008 at 5:27 PM
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Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.
Martha E. Rojas "American Imprints: Franklin's Emblems for the new United States"
History / Heritage - Lecture/Discussion
Monday, May 12, 2008
6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Providence Public Library, Central
Barnard Room
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Google Maps - MapQuest
Martha Elena Rojas, Assistant Professor of English, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, holds a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Stanford University and currently teaches 18th and 19th Century U.S. literature and culture. Her courses explore the anxieties occasioned by concepts of originality, authenticity, value and representation in a culture that celebrates self-fashioning, lauds honor and exemplary masculinity, and is preoccupied with crime and seduction. While at Stanford, Rojas was awarded the Alden Dissertation Prize for "Diplomatic Letters: The Conduct and Culture of Foreign Affairs in the Early Republic."
Her current book manuscript is a revision of this project and takes up issues of improvisation and representation as the United States strove to mold itself into a nation among nations.
Sponsors
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World was organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, Philadelphia, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition for libraries has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life. The traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name mounted by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth. The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is a nonprofit organization established through a major grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts to educate the public about Franklin's enduring legacy.
RI Sponsors
Programs and activities planned in conjunction with the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Exhibit's Rhode Island visit are presented by National Grid and also sponsored by the Rhode Island Freemasons and WJAR-10.
Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.
Cost: free
Suggested Audiences: Adult
E-mail: jchoiniere@provlib.org
Last Modified: May 9, 2008 at 5:27 PM
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