Thursday, April 15, 5:30-7:15 PM ET 

 

"Democratizing the Great Books"

with Roosevelt Montas, Columbia University

 

Join Tom Merill, Director of SPA's Lincoln Scholars Program, as he discusses “Democratizing the Great Books” with Roosevelt Montas, Senior Lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University’s Center for American Studies. Prof. Montas specializes in Antebellum American literature and culture, with a particular interest in American citizenship, and speaks and writes on the history, meaning, and future of liberal education.

Tom Merrill: Associate Professor, Department of Government, American University

Roosevelt Montas: Senior Lecturer, Center for American Studies, Columbia University