Edith Wharton Restoration Inc

THE MOUNT HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19

HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING FOR THE MOUNT 2022 [THE MOUNT, EDITH WHARTON'S HOME, IS SEEKING FUNDING TO RESUME FULL-TIME ON-SITE HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING IN 2022, FOLLOWING TWO YEARS OF REDUCED PROGRAMMING, ATTENDANCE, AND INCOME DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO HOST ONLINE EVENTS AS WE DID DURING THE PANDEMIC BECAUSE IT HAS ALLOWED US TO REACH NEW, MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THE MOUNT'S 2022 HUMANITIES PROGRAMING WILL STRENGTHEN OUR CORE ACTIVITIES WITH A NEW FOCUS ON ISSUES OF RACIAL JUSTICE, GENDER EQUALITY, AND IMMIGRATION. OUR MAJOR GOALS ARE TO: ' RELATE OUR INTERPRETATION OF EDITH WHARTON TO THE PRESENT DAY BY USING HER LIFE AND WRITINGS AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CLASS, GENDER, RELIGION, ETHNICITY, AND RACE. ' ENGAGE AUDIENCES WITH THE LITERATURE OF OUR OWN TIME, WITH A FOCUS ON WRITERS WHO EXPLORE CONTEMPORARY EXPERIENCE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED PERSPECTIVES. ' PRESENT SCHOLARS AND WRITERS WHO INTERPRET HISTORY FROM NEW OR PREVIOUSLY UNTOLD POINTS OF VIEW.] [PURPOSE:' THE RESUMPTION OF THE FULL-TIME, ON-SITE LITERARY AND HISTORY PROGRAMMING FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SLATE OF IN-PERSON PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FOR 2022 WITH A FOCUS ON ISSUES OF RACIAL JUSTICE, GENDER EQUALITY, AND IMMIGRATION. THREE TYPES OF PROGRAMS ARE PLANNED. THOSE THAT 1) RELATE EDITH WHARTON TO THE PRESENT DAY BY USING HER LIFE AND WRITINGS AS A FRAMEWORK FOR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CLASS, GENDER, RELIGION, ETHNICITY AND RACE, 2) ENGAGE AUDIENCES WITH CURRENT LITERATURE EXPLORING THE PREVIOUSLY LISTED THEMES, AND 3) PRESENT SCHOLARS INTERPRETING HISTORY FROM PREVIOUSLY UNTOLD POINTS OF VIEW.   EXPECTED OUTCOMES: A FULL SLATE OF IN-PERSON PUBLIC PROGRAMMING EXPLORING ISSUES OF DIVERSITY USING EDITH WHARTON AND HER WORK AS A STARTING POINT FOR EXPLORING AMERICAN IDENTITY.   INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: VISITORS TO THE MOUNT IN 2022 AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:'THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

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