HomeThe Douglas W. Bryant annual lectures
The Eccles Centre has hosted an annual lecture since 1993. In 1995, this lecture was named in honour of Douglas W. Bryant who served as Trustee and Executive Director of the American Trust for the British Library between 1979 and 1990 and as its President between 1990 and 1994.
Monday 26 March 2012
17th Annual Douglas W. Bryant Lecture
Rorschach President: How Barack Obama Personifies the Anxieties and
Aspirations of America
by Gary Younge
Gary Younge is an author, broadcaster and award-winning columnist for The Guardian, based in Chicago. He also writes a monthly column for The Nation magazine and is the Alfred Knobler Fellow for The Nation Institute. He has written three books: Who Are We – and Should it Matter in the 21st Century?, Stranger in a Strange Land: Encounters in the Disunited States and No Place Like Home: a Black Briton’s Journey through the American South. He has made several radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from the Tea Party to hip hop culture. In 2009 he won the James Cameron Award for the ‘combined moral vision and professional integrity’ of his coverage of the Obama campaign.
Event time: 19.00 - 20.00, preceded by reception from 18:15
Location: Conference Centre, the British Library
Tickets: Free, but attendance is by prior reservation ONLY
To make a reservation email dwbryant2012@bl.uk
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