Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Uncle Tom's Cabin ... and Quilts


The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and the "Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture" project at the University of Virginia will host a two-day conference June 1-2, 2007, at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, CT.

There will be 12 experts presenting including: Patricia Hill (Wesleyan University), "Uncle Tom's Cabin as a Religious Text," Richard Yarborough (University of California, Los Angeles), "African American Responses to Uncle Tom's Cabin," Violet Harris (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), "Uncle Tom's Cabin as a Children's Book," and our own Dr. Patricia Turner (University of California, Davis) speaking about "The Rise and Fall of Eliza Harris: From Novel to Tom Shows to Quilts." Enjoy the conference .... and the book!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for your important works and for the opportunity to subscribe to your quilt news-blog. I live in Denver and will aim to attend the event in Colorado Springs on May 19, 2007.

An art quilter,

Debi Carter-Ford
rdjcf@yahoo.com

Deborah said...

I really missed reading your blog. I've been so busy... but now you've rewarded me with a wonderful post. Thank you!

Kyra said...

Debi and Deborah - Thank you both. It's a pleasure sharing quilting news! Best, Kyra