In Dialogue With America

All are welcome to this discussion surrounding the idea of "American Exceptionalism". Critical thinking skills are engaged.
About this Event

We will explore the belief in American moral superiority, how it was constructed, and how artists and writers reveal its contradictions and consequences.

● Story: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

● History: Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past edited by Kevin M. Kruse & Julian E. Zelizer (only essay #1 by David A. Bell

● Artist: Four Freedoms and The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell

All books may be borrowed in many formats from the Nashville Public library. Visit library.nashville.gov to access your library account. If you need a library card, please visit Nashville Public LIbrary.

Meeting in the Author's room at the Vanderbilt Central Library.