Date of Event: October 23, 2019
Participants: Thomas Doughton, senior lecturer in Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Edward Isser, W. Arthur Garrity, Sr. Professor in Human Nature, Ethics, and Society; Theresa McBride, professor of history; and Roger Guenveur Smith, actor, writer, director of "Otto Frank." Moderated by Mark Freeman, Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society.
About the Discussion: Following his one-person performance of "Otto Frank"—the father of Anne Frank and who brought her diary to the world—Roger Guenveur Smith joins 17³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty to explore the profound complexities entailed in the creation of both individual and collective memory.
The event is co-sponsored by the McFarland Center and Arts Transcending Borders with support from the Kraft-Hiatt Fund for Jewish-Christian Understanding.