Programming
Let's Talk About It: Picturing America Scholars
Heid E. Erdrich is the author of three collections of poems. Her most recent book, National Monuments, won the 2009 Minnesota Book Award in poetry. A long-time college professor, Heid Erdrich now works with American Indian visual artists and writers as a curator, editor and mentor. She frequently presents papers, talks, and workshops on Native American literature and visual art. Her website is www.heiderdrich.com.
Viewing and Discussion Programs—Heroism
The following list of films may be used in programs that support use of Picturing America posters 3-A, 4-A, 10-A, and 19-B.
Viewing and Discussion Programs—Industrialism
The following list of films may be used in programs that support use of Picturing America posters 12-A, 15-A, 15-B, and 17-A:
Viewing and Discussion Programs—Railroads
The following list of films may be used in programs that support use of Picturing America posters 8-A, 15-A, 16-A, 17-A, and 18-A:
Viewing and Discussion Programs—Founding Fathers
The following list of films may be used in programs that support use of Picturing America posters 3B, 4A, and 4B:
Viewing and Discussion Programs—African American History and Culture
The following list of films may be used in programs that support use of Picturing America posters 4-A, 7-B, 10-A, 10-B, 17-A, 17-B, 18-A, 19-B, and 20-B.
Viewing and Discussion Programs—American Indian History and Culture
The following list of films may be used in programs to support use of Picturing America posters 1A, 1B, 5B, 6B, and 8B:
Black Indians: An American Story. (2000) 60 min. Rich-Heape Films, Inc. DVD: $149.95 (includes PPR).
Examines a forgotten part of America’s past—the cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans. Available from Rich-Heape Films, Inc.
Let’s Talk About It: Picturing America—Land of Opportunity
Project Scholar
Suzanne Ozment, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of English
University of South Carolina Aiken
Let’s Talk About It: Picturing America—Places in the Heart
Project Scholar
Suzanne Ozment, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of English
University of South Carolina Aiken
Let’s Talk About It: Picturing America
“Let’s Talk About It: Picturing America” seeks to inspire scholar-led reading and discussion programs that explore themes in the Picturing America collection through classic and contemporary literature. The “Let’s Talk About It” program model was pioneered nationally by ALA in 1982, and has since been adopted and adapted by hundreds of libraries.
