Making Art, Making War

Perspectives on a Post-9/11 World Series

SERIES OVERVIEW
The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters will observe the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 on Sunday, September 11, 2011, with an afternoon of discussion and reflection. EntitledPerspectives on a Post-9/11 World, this special event will be followed in the fall with an Academy Evenings series that examines related themes. "Taking the time to reflect on 9/11 at this special event honors those who have died in the service of their country, and gives us a chance to take stock of our history so we can make a better future," says Wisconsin Academy executive director Margaret Lewis.

Perspectives on a Post-9/11 World brings together a diverse group of distinguished historians, political scientists, artists, musicians, and writers to reflect on questions surrounding who we have become as a nation and as a people in an age of global terrorism, liberation movements, technological upheavals, economic insecurity, and fractious politics.

ATTENDANCE DETAILS
All discussion panels are held in the MMoCA Lecture Hall at the Overture Center, 227 State Street, in Madison. The talks are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and on a first-come basis. Participants are encouraged to arrive early to secure adequate seating. Please note that John Nolen Drive will be closed all day between Olin Avenue and Monona Terrace for the Ironman Triathlon. Visit the Overture Center website for alternate routes to downtown.

For those who cannot attend, all talks will be recorded and made available on our website (watch for details) and in DVD format.

In the third discussion of the Wisconsin Academy's "Perspectives on a Post-9/11" series, panelists consider how the arts can provide new ways of understanding tragedy: John DeMain, music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Wisconsin Academy Fellow; Jane Simon, curator at the Contemporary Art Museum at the University of South Florida (who until recently was curator of exhibitions at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art); and Valerie Laken, assistant professor of English at UW-Milwaukee and author of Separate Kingdoms: Stories.