Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/30/2016
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location
Athenaeum
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FILM AND DISCUSSION: Nathaniel Popkin (Hidden City) on “Philadelphia: The Great Experiment”
Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 5:30 PM
You may (or may not) have seen the latest episode in the Emmy-winning television series, “Philadelphia: The Great Experiment.” This chapter of the story, called “Disorder,” reconstructs the city in the 1830s and 1840s. Here is your opportunity to see it in the company of the principal writer, Nathaniel Popkin. Join us for a viewing followed by a discussion of “Disorder” and the entire “Great Experiment” project.
Nathaniel Popkin is the co-founder and co-editor of Hidden City Daily, an indispensable resource for anyone interested in Philadelphia, past, present, and future, and senior writer of the film documentary “Philadelphia: The Great Experiment.” He is the author of Song of the City: An Intimate History of the American Urban Landscape and the novel Lion and Leopard. His literary criticism appears regularly in the Wall Street Journal and the Kenyon Review. Joining Mr. Popkin in a panel discussion following the film will be Sharon Ann Holt, History Department, Penn State Abington, Caryn Hunt, President, PA NOW, and Dan Biddle, author of Tasting Freedom. Reception and book signing to follow.
This event has received generous support from the Edith Ogden Harrison Lecture Fund.
Free for Athenaeum Members. RSVP by calling 215-925-2688 or emailing events@philaathenaeum.org All others, $10.
