Thursday, September 22, 5:30 p.m.
Livestream conversation
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Join Beach Museum Curator Aileen June Wang and Elisabeth R. Anker, associate professor of American studies and political science at George Washington University, for a livestream conversation about the surprisingly many meanings that “iconic” words, images, and objects can have. Professor Anker has done research on how the word “freedom” represented different ideas throughout the history of the United States. Elisabeth Anker is also the author of two books, Orgies of Feeling: Melodrama and the Politics of Freedom, and Ugly Freedoms, which was just published in January 2022. She is co-editor of the journal Theory & Event, and a regular news commentator on international TV.
Elisabeth R. Anker
Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Do You See What I See? at the Beach Museum of Art. Open Sept. 6, 2022 – May 27, 2023. Image: Archie Scott Gobber, Kneeling Flag (black), 2018, enamel and clear coat on steel, 58.25 x 48 x 36.5 in. photo by E.G. Schempf. Part of the Do You See What I See? exhibition
This virtual event is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s “Art in Motion” annual program series.
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