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Film, Video Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance: Day Two, Session 2.

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Title

  • Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance: Day Two, Session 2.

Summary

  • To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, the American Folklife Center, in collaboration with the Scottish government as part of its Homecoming Scotland 2009 celebration, presented a free public symposium on Burns' life and work, as well as his impact on America and American culture. The afternoon featured a second panel discussion exploring Burns' relationship to the folk and traditional culture of Scotland. Valentina Bold, head of Scottish studies at University of Glasgow/Dumfries Campus, spoke on "Robert Burns and Scottish Traditional Song." Singer and scholar Margaret Bennett, assisted by folklorist and performer Ed Miller, followed with a lecture and demonstration on "The Life and Songs of Robert Burns." "Poetry, Celebrity and the Public" was the topic of next panel. The Library's Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Kay Ryan joined Scottish poet Robert Crawford and Myra Sklarew, former president of the Yaddo artist community and professor emerita of literature at American University, to explore the role of poets as "literary lions" in both 18th-century Europe and the contemporary world. The symposium closed with an overview of Burns materials in the Library of Congress by Stephen Winick of the American Folklife Center, and a discussion titled "Tomorrow's Bards: Promoting Reading and Literacy in Scotland and the United States." Cate Newton, director of collections development at the National Library of Scotland; Marc Lambert, chief executive of the Scottish Book Trust; and John Y. Cole, founder and director of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, explored how reading, cultural literacy and creativity are fostered on both sides of the Atlantic.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2009-02-25.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Literature
  • -  Poetry
  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Performing Arts, Music

Notes

  • -  Group name: Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance.
  • -  Classification: Fine Arts.
  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: Language and Literature.
  • -  Various.
  • -  Recorded on 2009-02-25.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688194

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance: Day Two, Session 2. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-25, 2009. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688194/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & American Folklife Center, S. B. (2009) Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance: Day Two, Session 2. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-25. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688194/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance: Day Two, Session 2. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-25, 2009. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688194/>.