An Artist of a Special Class: Arthur Miller, The Crucible, and McCarthyism

Friday, November 10, 3:00 p.m., Ruth N. Halls Theatre

Nick Cullather is an associate professor in the Department of History, where he is a historian of United States foreign relations specializing in American ventures in nation-building. His research explores ways in which the United States uses foreign aid, covert operations, modernization theory, diet, statistics, and technology to reconstruct the environment and social order in countries around the world. His books have covered topics that include the CIA, the Philippines, Guatemala, and U.S. foreign policy. An honored scholar and a Fulbright Fellow, Cullather has contributed articles and book reviews to the Indianapolis Star, the Los Angeles Times Book Review, the Journal of American History, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others. He is the co-author of a widely used college text, Making a Nation: The United States and Its People.

Nick Cullather will discuss the playwright Arthur Miller, his popular play The Crucible, and the social and political culture of its creation.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION:

• The Crucible homepage
• The People of the Production
• John R. Armstrong
• Katherine Garlick
• Scenic Designs
• Press Release
• An essay by Dramaturg Tom Shafer
• Documents on Poetry and Metaphor, prepared by Tom Shafer and Deanna Nichol
• An Interview with Dan Kremer
• Costume Designs

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