“Sunset on the Humanities?” captures a live discussion at ‪@RosenbachMuseum‬, moderated by ‪@TheCivilDiscourse‬ Host Paula Marantz Cohen (Distinguished Professor of English and former Dean of Pennoni Honors College at ‪@DrexelUniv‬) and featuring a panel of four experts in a range of humanities-driven fields: Andrew Delbanco (author, ‪@columbia‬ professor of American studies, and President of ‪@teaglefoundation8852‬); Phillip Magness (author, economic historian, and ‪@independentinstitute‬ chair); Dana A. Williams (‪@howarduniversity‬ professor of African American literature, Dean of the Graduate School, and President of ‪@ModernLanguageAssoc‬); and Laurie Zierer (Executive Director of ‪@PennsylvaniaHumanitiesCouncil‬). 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.

Recorded April 24, 2024 at ‪@RosenbachMuseum‬ (Philadelphia, PA, USA). This episode is a production of Marketing & Media, Pennoni Honors College, ‪@DrexelUniv‬.

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