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Pair of Humanities Lectures & Discussions to focus on Indigenous History of NEPA
This May a pair of Humanities Lectures and Discussions focusing on the Indigenous history of NEPA will be offered as a part of the "Scranton's Story, Our Nation's Story" project. On Wednesday, May 11 at 5 pm, there will be a humanities lecture and discussion "Murder and Mercy: A Colonial Encounter in the Susquehanna Valley," featuring scholar Nicole Eustace who will explore the complex layers and textures of everyday life as colonists encountered Native peoples in eastern Pennsylvania with a focus on the competing interpretations of justice and morality on the Pennsylvania frontier. On Wednesday, May 18 at 5 pm, there will be a humanities lecture and discussion, "Removal and the Right to Remain in the United States," featuring scholar Samantha Seeley who will discuss the themes from her book, Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain: Migration and the Making of the Early United States, which highlights early efforts at U.S. nation building and the use of migration to construct a white republic. Situating the struggles of Native and Black Americans into the larger story of the early U.S, Seeley argues for a more inclusive way to tell the story of forced removal and its implications on early U.S. statehood.
These Humanities Lectures and Discussions are a part “Scranton’s Story, Our Nation’s Story” project’s third theme, “The Indigenous History of NEPA.” This project is made possible thanks to a generous National Endowment for the Humanities grant to explore Scranton’s history, culture, and role in the nation at large. Read more.