{"id":4274,"date":"2012-10-16T14:59:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T19:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=4274"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:34:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:34:59","slug":"kassonadamslecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=4274","title":{"rendered":"Kasson to discuss necessity of the arts Nov. 11"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joy Kasson (photo by Dan Sears)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joy Kasson<\/a> will discuss the value and necessity of the creative arts in a lecture Nov. 11 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n

Kasson is professor of American studies and English and comparative literature at UNC. She is also the inaugural Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Scholar for Carolina Performing Arts.<\/p>\n

Kasson will deliver the 2012 E. Maynard Adams Lecture<\/a> in the Humanities and Human Values at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building (UNC School of Social Work). Her free talk is entitled, \u201cDramas of History and Vision: Three Contemporary Artists and the Necessity of the Arts.\u201d<\/p>\n

A banquet honoring Kasson follows at the Carolina Inn. Advance registration for the banquet is required; the fee is $55. Call (919) 962-1544 or e-mail human@unc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kasson will consider how the arts today are both abundant and imperiled. How can engagement with the creative arts enrich our lives and spark empathy, critical thinking and humanistic reflection?<\/p>\n

She will focus on three American artists and their works that raise questions about justice, citizenship, identity and aspiration:<\/p>\n