On Common Sense: Media and Revolution from 1776 to 2026

Via Zoom and in-person at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building, 983 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY.

ABOUT: In this lecture, Joseph Rezek will reflect on the historical significance and contemporary resurgence of Thomas Paine’s great pamphlet, “Common Sense.” Drawing connections between the media environment of the American Revolution and that of our own time, he will explain why Common Sense made such a difference in history and why it might be making a difference again today.

Joseph Rezek is Associate Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Boston University. He has written widely on the literature and print culture of early America and recently published an essay on the 250th anniversary of Common Sense in The New York Times.

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