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2021 Season of The American Vandal Podcast Begins With “The Myths of Reconstruction in the Wake of Insurrection”

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Jan 15, 2021 | The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on January 15, 2021 In the week since the Storming of the Capitol and the temporary disruption of the electoral process by President Trump’s supporters, a crucial, but habitually ignored period in U.S. history has...
2020: The Year In Review

2020: The Year In Review

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Jan 11, 2021 | CMTS Events, Mark Twain in Elmira, The American Vandal, The Study

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on January 12, 2021 Just as it was for individuals and institutions around the world, 2020 was a challenging year at the Center for Mark Twain Studies. But there is a lot we’re excited about as well, including, most...

Final Episode of Inaugural Season of The American Vandal Podcast Features Reading & Discussion of Mark Twain’s “Letter From Santa Claus”

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Dec 18, 2020 | The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on December 18, 2020 We conclude the first season ofThe American Vandalwith a new format, the Deep Cuts Book Club, which we expect to become a standard feature of the podcast in future seasons. These episodes will...

New Episode of The American Vandal Podcast Focuses on Good Lord Bird

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Dec 14, 2020 | The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on December 14, 2020 </p> Apple | Spotify James McBride’s third novel, Good Lord Bird, is a retelling of Bleeding Kansas and the Harpers Ferry raid from the perspective of a young black man who...

Mark Twain Prize Winner Dave Chappelle is Subject of New Episode of The American Vandal

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Dec 1, 2020 | The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on December 1, 2020 Editor’s Update: A few months after this episode ran, Matt Seybold published an essay in Los Angeles Review of Books which built upon the conversations contained within. Check out “The Political...
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