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“Giants of the 1950’s: Adlai Stevenson”
Wed, November 20, 2019
11:00 A.M.
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Parkway Central Library
“Giants of 1950's” is a four part lecture series convened around journalism, politics, and entertainment in the Golden Age We close out this series with a look at the life and work of the ever popular Adlai Stevenson . A socialite, diplomat, and founding delegate of…
Rashid Khalidi | Event Cancelled
Mon, November 25, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
EVENT CANCELLED. The Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies , Rashid Khalidi is one of the world’s leading historians of the Middle East. Among his many books are Palestinian Identity , Brokers of…
Ronan Farrow | Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
Tue, November 26, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00; $34.00 with book
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Auditorium sold out; in-house simlucast tickets on sale New Yorker writer Ronan Farrow has won the Pulitzer Prize for public service, a National Magazine Award, and a George Polk Award for his “indefatigable and imaginative” ( Globe and Mail ) reportage of some of the most important…
Digital Manipulation and the Political Campaign
Thu, February 6, 2020
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Political campaigns have used to the media to influence voters. Yet, in today's online environment, social media is reaching a new audience of potential voters. This program seeks to ask and answer several pertinent questions about the use of social media on the campaign trail: Why do…