George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
George Sherman Union, 775, Commonwealth Avenue, Audubon Circle, Fenway, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Power of Narrative Conference
Fri, 27 Mar 2026
Power of Narrative Conference brings together leading writers, editors, and journalists for a day of talks and panels on narrative non-fiction. Featuring Ken Burns, Marcus Yam, Patrick Radden Keefe, and Angela Patton, the event explores storytelling across documentary, reporting, and essay writing at BU’s George Sherman Union.
Free
Lecture: Ken Burns, PBS Documentarian
Fri, 27 Mar 2026at15:00
Ken Burns, celebrated PBS documentarian, speaks at Boston's George Sherman Union about crafting historical documentaries. Drawing on decades of work—from The Civil War to The Vietnam War—he shares storytelling approaches, archival research, and the role of public history in shaping how we remember the past.