Event

Penn Museum Offers a Series of Provocative Programs In Conjunction with the Righteous Dopefiend Exhibition Now on View
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The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology complements its special exhibition Righteous Dopefiend: Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America with a series of special programs in March, April, and May. The exhibition, on view in the Penn Museum’s Merle-Smith Gallery East, will remain open after hours, 4:30 to 9:00 pm, prior to and after each program.  All programs are pay-what-you-want.

Wednesday, March 17, 6:00-8:00 pm
A Conversation on Urban Poverty in Philadelphia and the United States
Round table discussion with audience participation.  Scholars of urban America, whose life work has been dedicated to a theoretical and practical understanding of US intercity poverty, ethnic segregation, and the history of drug use and violence, participate. Participants:
·      Philippe Bourgois – Richard Perry University professor of Anthropology & Family and Community Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
·      Elijah Anderson – William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology, Yale University
·      Eric Schneider – Assistant Dean and Associate Director for Academic Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
·      Michael Katz – Water H. Annenberg Professor