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Gone With the Wind: Controversial Hollywood Epic with Professor John Kenrick

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Virtual Event
Alison Rivlin
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How did independent producer David O. Selznick bring the biggest film hit of all time to the screen? And how can we view its depiction of race eight decades later? John Kenrick takes us into the process that made this ambitious film a reality, and offers some insight on its controversial content. Sponsored by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.

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