GW Hosts Discussion on National Monument Audit


October 9, 2021

MEDIA CONTACTS: 
Danny Parra: [email protected]
Naomi Rothwell: [email protected]
 
EVENT:
The George Washington University Corcoran School of the Arts and Design will host a lecture examining the results of Monument Lab’s National Monument Audit, a landmark study of the approximately 50,000 monuments dotting the United States. GW professor and Monument Lab director Paul Farber will explore the role of monuments in America’s public memory when many Americans are calling them into question and facing the unfortunate reality that many monumental tributes are not representative of the nation’s people, values and history. 
 
WHO*:
Paul Farber, William Wilson Corcoran Visiting Professor of Community Engagement, GW
 
WHEN: 
Wednesday, October 13, 2021; 6:30 - 7:30 PM EDT
 
WHERE:
This is an online event.
 
RSVP: 
Media interested in attending must contact Danny Parra at [email protected]. This event is open to the public and all other attendees are welcome to register here. A streaming video link will be emailed to you after you register for the event. Prof. Farber is also available for interviews outside of the event. If you’d like to book an interview with Prof. Farber, please contact Danny Parra at [email protected].
 
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