Conversation with Dr. Kevin Gannon

1002 Second St.,Vincennes IN 47591

14 April, 2022

Description

The HFLS is proud to host a conversation with Professor Kevin Gannon on U.S. history and Ava DuVernay's 2016 award winning film 13th. Join us in an engaging conversation with Professor Gannon as we discuss critical ways to engage what he has described as the gap between history and reality. Featured as a subject matter expert in 13th, Kevin Gannon is a Professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa where his work centers on critical and inclusive pedagogy: race, history, and justice; and technology and teaching. Gannon is the author of Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto and is currently writing a textbook for the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction era. Learn more about Dr. Gannon at his website You can join us in person in the Innovation Technology Room (112) in the Learning Resource Center on the Vincennes University main campus. Or , you can join us via Zoom . The Zoom link will be included in a confirmation email after you have registered for the event. Note: Please view 13th on Netflix before the event. A link to the full documentary is provided below.