A Wrinkle
in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
A symposium on The 1893 Chicago World Fair,
A Symposium
on the 1920s
“The White City”
Tuesday,
March
4, 2014
• 1 p.m.
pm - 4 pm
Tuesday,
March
6, 2012,
1-3:30
Wednesday,
March
5, 2014
• 9 p.m.
am - 4 pm
Wednesday,
March
7, 2012,
9 a.m.-3
Thursday,
March
8, 2012,
9 a.m.-2
p.m.- 2 pm
Thursday,
March
6, 2014
• 9 am
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The
Wishcamper
Center,
Portland
Campus,
The
Wishcamper
Center,
Portland
Campus,
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This
year,
for
three
days
our
seminar
will
focus
on
Chicago’s
the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. This year, for three days, our seminar will focus on the 1920s
World
of 1893
and thethat
numerous
and events
that were
showcased
the Fair.
and
theFair
people
and events
markedpeople
this decade
of turmoil,
creativity,
and at
lawlessness.
Although
few
people
recognize
such,
1893including
was a pivotal
time in American
Fair
Speakers
will
highlight
topicsitofasthe
decade,
Prohibition
in Maine; history.
the art, The
music
and
highlighted
the
change
in
America
from
a
rural
to
an
urban
society,
from
national
concerns
to
literature of the ’20s, with an emphasis on the Harlem Renaissance; the impact of the decade on
internationaland
importance,
from an agricultural
to the
an industrial
economy,
and from
gaslight to
immigrants
women; international
events of
era; and how
the decade
is portrayed
in movies.
electricity. A series
speakersby
will
highlight
a variety
Fair-related
topics,
Chicago
Presentations
will beoffollowed
guided
sessions
for anofexchange
of ideas
onincluding
the important
influences
in
the
1890s,
the
art
and
architecture,
the
landscape,
the
role
of
women,
the
midway
and
other
this era had on our current lives. At issue will be the tension between traditional and modern culture.
amusements,
musicfee
andis the
of Maine’s
presence
at the
Fair.on
Presentations
followed
The registration
$80state
per person
for the
program,
lunch
Wednesdaywill
and be
Thursday,
by
guided
sessions
for
the
exchange
of
ideas
on
the
important
influences
of
this
era
on
our
currentis
coffee breaks, and snacks. Anything Goes: A Biography of the Roaring Twenties by Lucy Moore
lives.
At issuetext;
willplease
be theacquire
tensionthis
between
traditionalatand
culture. and read it in advance.
the
required
text (available
the modern
USM Bookstore)
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen is the required book for the seminar; all
Enrollment is limited, and this program sells out rapidly, so register early. YOU MUST BE AN
participants should acquire this text (available at the USM Bookstore) and read it in advance.
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