[Libri] Simone Davis talk at the Open Seminar Thursday

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Dear Colleagues,

Please join us for a talk by

Simone Davis
(Long Island University and Five College Women's Studies Research Center)



"How to Squash a Tell-All, 1933"

 As an ad man, Christian inspiration writer and Republican politician, Bruce
Barton proved one of the most influential Americans of his era. His triumphs
throw into stark relief the clamorous tragedies of Frances King, a would-be
author, ever-voluble fighter in her own doomed cause, employee-mentee to
Barton, his lover, and then his blackmailer.  My project is about the
printed word. . . and the powers that keep some words from ever seeing
print. It's about a scandal that simmered rather than boiled, about who can
use publicity for gain and who cannot. Moving between the juridical,
journalistic, commercial and publishing worlds, this small and seamy tale
illuminates the links between spin and suppression. In the present political
and cultural climate, where exposure and damage control dagger fight daily
in the public eye, we find ourselves living with Barton's legacy on more
fronts than one.   


Thursday, 29 April
7:00 p.m.
Hampshire College
Emily Dickinson Hall Room 4

Light refreshments will be provided


We look forward to seeing you,

Jim Wald
(for the Center for the Book)

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Hampshire College Center for the Book

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