Conference on the Public Humanities
Sponsored by the Center for the Humanities
Event Details
Date
Friday, March 23, 2012
Time
9 a.m.
Location
325 Pyle Center
Description
The conference gathers scholars, community partners and students at and around UW-Madison for a day that is dedicated to discussing the importance of literary, visual and cultural engagement to the practice of public life. Keynoter Jody Lewen of the Prison University Project (San Quentin, Calif.) will discuss the humanities and its surprising impact within the prison system, specifically through her work challenging popular myths about people in prison.
Cost
Free and Open to the Public