{"id":102418,"date":"2025-03-05T16:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=102418"},"modified":"2025-03-05T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:21:04","slug":"attend-dr-bert-emersons-lecture-on-democracy-and-american-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2025\/03\/05\/attend-dr-bert-emersons-lecture-on-democracy-and-american-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Attend Dr. Bert Emerson&#8217;s lecture on democracy and American literature on March 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Democracy on your mind? Come listen to Dr. Bert Emerson, associate professor of English and honors program director at Whitworth University, lecture about what American literature might teach us about democracy today. The lecture, given in EHS 102 at <strong>7:30 p.m.<\/strong> on <strong>Wednesday,<\/strong> <strong>March 12, <\/strong>will be based on his recent book, <em>American Literary Misfits<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, join a discussion of <em>American Literary Misfits<\/em> at <strong>10:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 13 <\/strong>(location TBA), with George Fox faculty members Harrison Dietzman, Ed Song, and Rachel Winslow, who will be giving short responses to the book followed by a response from Emerson. Open discussion to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Jay Miller at <a href=\"mailto:jaym@georgefox.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jaym@georgefox.edu<\/a> if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democracy on your mind? Come listen to Dr. Bert Emerson, associate professor of English and honors program director at Whitworth University, lecture about what American literature might teach us about democracy today. 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