Keith Miller reading “Rethinking Malcolm X: The Archives Refute the National Memory of an Icon”
Channel: Department of English, Arizona State University
Date: 03/02/2016

The Americanist Reading Group is pleased to announce an Archival Faculty Talk led by Keith Miller and Eric Wertheimer, scholars in the field of American Studies and Department of English faculty members at Arizona State University
 
Friday, October 9, 2015
ASU Tempe campus
 
In this seminar, Drs. Miller and Wertheimer will discuss their experiences with archival material and what the process of archiving means to their literary scholarship. Their talk will illustrate archiving as one of the fundamental aspects of academic work. Dr. Keith Miller specializes in the American Civil Rights movement and Dr. Eric Wertheimer specializes in early American print culture. Through their individual projects this discussion will serve to mutually underscore two vital goals of archiving: first, to show how texts change throughout the writing and printing process and second, how navigating archives can bring historical or cultural connotation to ‘literary’ texts.

The Americanist Reading Group (ARG) invites graduate students, professors and others interested in the field into round-table discussion. We encourage everyone to bring your questions and ideas regarding archival work in your respective fields.