# Event Details - **Event Name**: Back East: How Westerners Invented a Region - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 09:00 am – Fri, 18 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 pm - **Event Description**: Summer Course at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New MexicoAbout this EventSUMMER COURSEFlannery Burke, instructorJoin Prof. Flannery Burke for five-days of learning and discussions on the historic SAR campus in Santa Fe.COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis class will use Dr. Burke’s forthcoming book of the same title as a springboard into conversations about how westerners imagined the American East in the 20th century. Discussions of culture in the American West typically center the West of the imagination. But whose imagination? Usually e’. Turns out, westerners did some imagining of their own. Whether in the pages of dude ranch brochures targeted at urbane New Yorkers or conservation advocacy in Washington, DC, Interior Department briefs, westerners imagined easterners as cosmopolitan and condescending, cultured and effete, moneyed and exploitative. We’ll dig deep into the careers of Wallace Stegner, author of Angle of Repose and Beyond the Hundredth Meridian; Era Bell Thompson, an Ebony Magazine journalist who grew up in North Dakota; and Ricardo Sánchez, a Chicano poet who contributed to a robust network of mutual aid in Texas literary circles.ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORFlannery Burke teaches classes in environmental humanities, regional cultures, and Native American and Indigenous Studies at Saint Louis University. Her first book, From Greenwich Village to Taos, won the Ralph Emerson Twitchell Award from the Historical Society of New Mexico. Her second, A Land Apart: The Southwest and the Nation in the Twentieth Century won the Spur Award for Best Contemporary Non-Fiction from the Western Writers of America and was a finalist for the David J. Weber-Clements Prize for the Best Non-Fiction Book on Southwestern America from the Western History Association. Her third book, Back East: How Westerners Invented a Region, will be published by the University of Washington Press in 2025. She has published in peer-reviewed journals on topics ranging from childbirth to the status of gay men in Taos, New Mexico’s art community, and her work includes prize-winning articles on dude ranches and the Sun City retirement community.COURSE INFORMATIONClasses will be held each morning from 9:00 AM to noon around a table in the SAR Reception Center at the center of campus. After class, enjoy an outdoor lunch in the shade with the instructor and your classmates.Tuition: $750Class size is limited to 15 participants.Registration Deadline: Monday, May 26, 2025Cancellations and Refunds: Requests for refunds will be considered on a case-by-case basis. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-fe/back-east-how-westerners-invented-a-region/100001118292094759 - **Event Categories**: workshops, art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 750, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Santa Fe - **state**: NM - **country**: United States - **location**: School for Advanced Research - **lat**: 35.6749482 - **long**: -105.9308489 - **full address**: School for Advanced Research, 660 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Back East: How Westerners Invented a Region - **Image URL**: https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F920547703%2F1078183842133%2F1%2Foriginal.20241219-193218?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=e9d19d45b038a9cba8f054dce35cf148 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Back East: How Westerners Invented a Region being held? - **A:** Back East: How Westerners Invented a Region takes place on Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 09:00 am to Fri, 18 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 pm at School for Advanced Research, 660 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Back East: How Westerners Invented a Region? - **A:** Back East: How Westerners Invented a Region is organized by School for Advanced Research. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Back East: How Westerners Invented a Region is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Santa Fe, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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