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Barbara Lounsberry: Yup, Nope and Why Midwesterners Don’t Say Much

Name: Barbara Lounsberry: Yup, Nope and Why Midwesterners Don’t Say Much
Start: 2023-09-13T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-09-13T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Eddyville Historical Museum and Community Room, 705 Main St, Eddyville, IA 52553, USA

September 13, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Yup…Nope…and Why Midwesterners Don’t Say Much
The writer Ernest Hemingway made a virtue of Midwestern reserve. Reticence became part of the Hemingway “code,” and the strong, silent type came to be associated with honor and heroism. This half-in-jest, whole-in-earnest presentation (with slides) explores the historical roots of Midwestern reserve, along with contemporary illustrations. As one Midwesterner deadpanned on return from the East: “We think we are being polite when we wait for people to finish their sentences; they think we are slow-witted.”

Details

Date:: September 13, 2023
Time:: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Venue

: Eddyville Historical Museum and Community Room, 705 Main St, Eddyville, IA 52553, USA

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