The Stowe Center for Literary Activism in Hartford is rethinking how they present the complex legacy of author Harriet Beecher Stowe and her best known work, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Today, Erika Slocumb, Director of Interpretation and Visitor Experience at the Stowe Center joins us to talk about the changes this local museum is making to better showcase literary activism of the past, and how it influences the future.

We’ll also hear from Possible Futures, an independent bookstore and neighborhood bookspace in New Haven.

We learn about their efforts to promote works by diverse authors, and using books to promote change.

GUESTS:
Erika Slocumb: Director of Interpretation and Visitor Experience at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism in Hartford
Grégory Pierrot: Associate Professor at the English Department at the University of Connecticut
Lauren Anderson: founder and bookseller at Possible Futures independent bookstore in New Haven

<a href="https://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/">The Stowe Center for Literary Activism</a>&nbsp;in Hartford is rethinking how they present the complex legacy of author Harriet Beecher Stowe and her best known work,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Uncle-Toms-Cabin">Uncle Tom&rsquo;s Cabin.</a>
Today, Erika Slocumb, Director of Interpretation and Visitor Experience at the Stowe Center joins us to talk about the changes this local museum is making to better showcase literary activism of the past, and how it influences the future.
We&rsquo;ll also hear from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.possiblefuturesbooks.com/">Possible Futures</a>, an independent bookstore and neighborhood bookspace in New Haven.
We learn about their efforts to promote works by diverse authors, and using books to promote change.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/the-stowe-center-welcomes-erika-slocumb-as-the-director-of-interpretation-visitor-experience/">Erika Slocumb:</a>&nbsp;Director of Interpretation and Visitor Experience at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism in Hartford</li>
<li><a href="https://english.uconn.edu/person/gregory-pierrot/">Gr&eacute;gory Pierrot:</a>&nbsp;Associate Professor at the English Department at the University of Connecticut</li>
<li><a href="https://possiblefuturesbooks.com/about/team">Lauren Anderson:</a>&nbsp;founder and bookseller at Possible Futures independent bookstore in New Haven</li>
</ul>

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.