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Chris Metress, PhD, Director, University Fellows Program, Samford University FREE. In this 30-minute gallery talk, Metress discusses what Rip Van Winkle missed as he slept through the American Revolution. More than an ordinary folktale, Washington Irving’s beloved classic explores what American national identity looked like in this time of cultural, political, and geographical change.
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You Say You Want a Revolution?: Rip Van Winkle and the Problem of American Identity