Is Patriotism History?
Tuesday April 4 2006, 7pm-9pm,
followed by Reception
The Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12 th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York
Admission: $10 ($5 Students and Seniors) includes Reception, see How to Book
Introduced by the Tony Award-wining Scottish actor Tom Conti. Leonard Lopate, Host, The Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC, explores the changing face of patriotism from the age of The Scottish Enlightenment in the eighteenth-century to living in the post 9/11 world. Featuring Lewis Lapham, editor emeritus of America’s leading political and cultural journal Harper's Magazine, outspoken public intellectual and writer Todd Gitlin, author of a controversial new book The Intellectuals and The Flag, best-selling Scottish historian, Tom Devine, who outsold Harry Potter in Scotland, and the European political commentator William Miller. Plus, a special performance by The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Co-sponsored by Wolfson Center for National Affairs, The New School; CUNY Graduate Center; and the British Council USA. Supported by The Scottish Executive.
