Discover a fascinating journey through American history at Ellen Gruber Garvey’s book talk, “Writing with Scissors: American Scrapbooks from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance.” From Abraham Lincoln to Susan B. Anthony, African American janitors to farmwomen, abolitionists to Confederates, and beyond, explore how individuals grappled with information overload, creating personal archives that shaped their lives.
Garvey unveils a hidden layer of culture where scrapbooks become windows into the thoughts of ordinary Americans, revealing how their relationship with media echoes in our present-day understanding of information and news. Don’t miss this groundbreaking exploration. (Read More)
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