“Sunset on the Humanities?” captures a live discussion at The ‪Rosenbach Museum‬, moderated by ‪The Civi Discourse‬ Host Paula Marantz Cohen (Distinguished Professor of English and former Dean of Pennoni Honors College at ‪Drexel University‬) and featuring a panel of four experts in a range of humanities-driven fields: Andrew Delbanco; Phillip Magness (author, economic historian, and The Independent Institute chair); Dana A. Williams (‪Howard University‬ professor of African American literature, Dean of the Graduate School, and President of ‪Modern Language Association‬); and Laurie Zierer (Executive Director of ‪Pennsylvania Humanities Council‬).

This conversation examines the importance of the humanities and the role of academic and cultural institutions in the future of a knowledgeable, informed, and well-rounded society.