In a brand new partnership with the world-famous Hay literary Festival, prominent critic and professor of American literature Sarah Churchwell visits Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre in Bangor on Thursday 23 January at 7.30pm.
During the evening Sarah Churchwell will be in conversation with Peter Florence, director of Hay Festival in Theatr Bryn Terfel about her latest book, ‘Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream’ (Bloomsbury) which explores the history of ‘America First’, a favourite slogan of Donald Trump and his supporters.
Sarah Churchwell has written for the Guardian, New Statesman, Financial Times, Times Literary Supplement and New York Time Book Review amongst many others and comments regularly on arts, culture and politics for UK television and radio where appearances include Question Time, Newsnight and the Review Show. She has also judged many literary prizes, including the Mann Booker Prize.
Osian Gwynn, Director of Pontio Arts said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to gain an insight into America and American politics from someone who has written extensively on this fascinating country that fills our news headlines daily.”
Peter Florence, director of Hay Festival, added: “We are thrilled to bring Sarah Churchwell to Bangor to discuss her exacting and sensational book, Behold, America. In it, she overturns everything we thought we knew about the American dream,
“America First and the battle for the identity of modern America. She sherlocks the astonishing connections between Donald Trump and Walter Scott, DW Griffith and the KKK. She is phenomenal on stage. Join us.”
Tickets are £12 or £10 for students and under 18s.
Available from pontio.co.uk 01248 38 28 28 or in person from the box office at Pontio.
