Reclaiming Pollyanna's Optimistic Legacy: LuElla D'Amico Leads Us in Conversation

In an evocative essay, "The "Glad Game" in the Twenty-First Century: Reclaiming Pollyanna's Optimistic Legacy", Professor LuElla D'Amico, Coordinator of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of the Incarnate Word, concluded, "In our age of fashionable cynicism, Pollyanna reminds us that when coupled with resilience and thoughtfulness, optimism can be a powerful force for personal and collective empowerment."

Luella has agreed to join us in conversation at The Centre for Optimism via Zoom - our Victor Perton, the author of "In Praise of Pollyanna", will facilitate the discussion. Please join in!

"In Praise of Pollyanna" https://www.centreforoptimism....

Pollyanna is a 1913 novel by American author Eleanor H. Porter, considered a classic of children's literature. There are several sequels.

A 1960 Disney Movie, "Pollyanna," starring Hayley Mills, is readily available on demand.

LuElla's research interests include Girlhood Studies, Women's Writing, Early and Nineteenth-Century American Literature, Transatlanticism, Children's and Young Adult Literature, Multi-Ethnic Literature, Feminist Theory and Christianity and Literature.