"Sunset on the Humanities?" captures a live discussion at The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia, moderated by The Civil Discourse Host Paula Marantz Cohen (Distinguished Professor of English and Dean of Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University) and featuring a panel of four experts in a range of humanities-driven fields: Andrew Delbanco (author, Columbia University professor of American studies, and President of the Teagle Foundation); Phillip Magness (author, economic historian, and Independent Institute chair); Dana A. Williams (Howard University professor of African-American literature, Dean of the Graduate School, and President of the Modern Language Association); and Laurie Zierer (Executive Director of PA Humanities). This conversation examines the importance of the humanities and the role of academic and cultural institutions in the future of a knowledgeable, informed, and well-rounded society.
Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:26:47