Give Me Your Tired.. : Poem, 135 years old, Makes Waves
Center for Jewish History
New York, NY
| Sales have ended for this event. |
|
Panel Discussion and Poetry Reading featuring Esther Schor, Murad Awawdeh, Christina Greer, and Amy King.
Emma Lazaruss sonnet, The New Colossus, is perhaps this countrys most famous poem, and recent immigration policies and controversies have thrust both statue and poem into the headlines, from Stephen Millers press conference to recent Independence Day protests. Esther Schor, Princeton Professor of English and author of Emma Lazarus, analyzes the recent wave of media attention. To what extent is the Statue of Liberty under fire, and to what extent is she inspiring poetry and actions that uphold her ideals? A panel of respondents include: Murad Awawdeh, Director of Political Engagement at the New York Immigration Coalition, Christina Greer, political scientist, commentator and author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration and the Pursuit of the American Dream, Amy King, poet and co-curator of the Guardians Huddled Masses feature.
AJHS is home to the Emma Lazarus Papers, famously including a handwritten version of Lazarus The New Colossus. |
Location
| |
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011-5701
United States
Map is loading...
In order to see the map for this event, click the Privacy icon in the lower left corner of your screen and grant consent for Google Maps.
The Privacy icon looks like this:
|
Dates
| |
| Start: | Wednesday Sep 26, 2018 7:00 PM | | End: | Wednesday Sep 26, 2018 9:00 PM |
|
Prices
Contact
More Info
| |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
|
|
|
X
The Brown Paper Tickets website is being retired.
Click here to learn more, and create your next event on Events.com.
|
