Marshall Ganz: Lighting a Fire
by Karim Bardeesy on February 12, 2008 in Features
Kennedy School students who want to learn from sociologist and activist Marshall Ganz get a flavor of Barack Obama pretty early on. On the first day of his “Public Narrative” class, Ganz shows a video of Obama’s 2004 Democratic Convention speech, pointing out how Obama’s story of his parents’ “improbable love” sets the stage for an inspiring call to action. (He’s not politicizing the classroom - students see Ronald Reagan later in the semester.)
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