Sylvia and Eve Ewing On The ‘Political Awakening’ Of COVID-19
Sylvia Ewing calls artists “the canary in the coal mine.” Reset talks to the mother-daughter duo about why the humanities under a pandemic are more important than ever.
By Meha Ahmad
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Daniel Barlow / Courtesy of Eve EwingSylvia and Eve Ewing On The ‘Political Awakening’ Of COVID-19
Sylvia Ewing calls artists “the canary in the coal mine.” Reset talks to the mother-daughter duo about why the humanities under a pandemic are more important than ever.
By Meha AhmadReset checks in with mother-daughter duo Sylvia and Eve Ewing, recipients of two awards from the nonprofit Illinois Humanities honoring their contributions to the civic and cultural life of the state.
The Illinois Humanities’ Public Humanities Awards event is free and streaming online on May 21. Find out more here and register at http://ilhumanities.org/PHA.
GUESTS: Sylvia Ewing, award-winning former journalist
Eve Ewing, sociologist, educator and author