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Joanna Dee Das - Faith, Family, and Flag

Join Das for a discussion of her new book “Faith, Family, and Flag: Branson Entertainment and the Idea of America,” which explores Branson’s surprising role in America’s cultural and political divides.

Joanna Dee Das - Faith, Family, and Flag: Branson Entertainment and the Idea of America

Presented by Left Bank Books & Left Bank Books Foundation

Join us as we welcome Joanna Dee Das, award-winning author and associate professor of performing arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Das will be discussing her newest book Faith, Family, and Flag: Branson Entertainment and the Idea of America. Faith, Family, Flag is a comprehensive history of the Branson entertainment industry, within the context of America's long culture wars. Das reveals how and why a town known for popular entertainment, a domain associated most often with the political left ("Hollywood liberals"), came to be so important to the political right and its vision for America. This timely book is complex and provides insight into the history and significance of Branson.

"Das peels back the layers of the Branson entertainment scene to reveal a complexity that most of us, regardless of political persuasion, would not expect to encounter. Timely and personal, yet scholarly and balanced, Faith, Family, and Flag is essential reading for understanding the Branson phenomenon and the nation's love-hate relationship with it." --Brooks Blevins, author of 'A History of the Ozarks'

Das will be in conversation with Will Bonfiglio, performer and Lecturer in American Culture Studies at WashU.

Das will personalize and sign copies after the presentation! Personalized and signed copies will be available to be mailed anywhere in the country. For personalized copies, please order before noon on November 18th.