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A student-faculty discussion, "The Legacy of Uncle Tom's Cabin" will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling, anti-slavery novel, on Wednesday, May 1, at 4 p.m. in the Red Pit.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. This panel discussion, organized by the members of the English Department senior seminar, The Culture of the American Renaissance, will consider the complex, enduring legacy of Stowe's controversial classic. The panel will include:
*Joycelyn Moody, Jane Watson Irwin Chair of Women's Studies.
*Mark Cryer, Assistant Professor of Theatre.
*Scott Seay, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies.
*Presentations by students from English 451: The Culture of the American Renaissance.

Panelists will outline contexts for and trace the cultural impact of Stowe's well-known, but currently little-read work. Professor Moody will discuss the relationship between Stowe's novel and African-American women's writing in the 19th century. Professor Cryer will focus on the persistence of stereotyped images of African-Americans in American culture. Professor Seay will examine the relationship between anti-slavery activism and mid-nineteenth-century Christianity. Students from English 451 will highlight the critical history of the novel, and will also discuss the forthcoming Burke Library exhibit on Uncle Tom's Cabin in American literary history, which the seminar has put together as a final project.

The event is free and open to the public. Café Opus refreshments will be served.

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