Depaul English Department and cohosted by Depaul History Department. Its a thrill to get to host an event with two real stalwarts of the English Department, Kathleen Rooney and miles harvey. Amazing writers and researchers. Were very grateful to have amy tyson from the Depaul History Department to present and interview them. I also want to thank all of you especially for being here. Its always so meaningful to feel support for artists and the arts. During this difficult time when bombast and quick takes seem to rule the day, a lot of us recognize its the quieter, more thoughtful creations that actually sustain us. So, that said, i would encourage you, if you like what you hear tonight, to please support these great writers. I will both links to their books in the chat and i know theyre on display at the depaul bookstore in lincoln park. We do have one technical issue or constraint that i would ask your help with, potentially. We are limited to 100 participates tonight and i see were at
The modern world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. Its easy to say, as i do in my book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ourselves as natural adventurers, risktakers, entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. . I am a believer in american exceptionalism. But as marines like to say, it has to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and . And how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when timeed wholly in that making things when we were extracting them from the earth. We invented almost everything about america. We have constantly reinvented almost everything as we deemed it necessary, including our institutions, our customs, our laws. Above all, our definition of who is american and
Amy tyson from the History Department to present and interview them. I also want to thank all of you for being here. It is always so meaningful to feel support for artists and the arts. I think especially during this difficult time when bombast and quick takes seem to rule the day, a lot of us realize it is the quieter, more thoughtful and intelligent creations that actually sustain us. That said, i encourage you, if you like what you hear tonight, to support these great writers. I will post links to their books in the chat, and i know they are also on display at the depaul bookstore. We have one technical constraint that i would ask your help with potentially. We are limited to 100 participants tonight. I see we are at 52 right now. I anticipate that will grow in the next few minutes. If we do start to approach 100, i would ask some of you to go over to the link on facebook and watch it on Facebook Live so more people can continue to come in. Thank you very much. I will introduce amy
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