Silver Terp Seminars: Trending Popular in Retirement! How my book, Black Gotham, became a historical source for the HBO series, The Gilded Age

Professor Emerita Carla Peterson: Determined to move away from academic writing, I intentionally wrote Black Gotham for a general audience. Little did I suspect that some ten years later the book would inspire the black narrative of producer Julian Fellowes's hit series, The Gilded Age. What happens, I ask, when a retired professor finds her work entering popular culture?

Moderator:
Charles Caramello, Professor Emeritus, College of Arts and Humanities