Educated Imagination Week

Inspired by Northrop Frye’s Massey Lecture, “The Educated Imagination,” this series, hosted by producer and broadcaster Garvia Bailey, explores how arts education shapes lifelong learners, fosters critical thinking and nurtures future generations.

Educating the Imagination in a Changing World

Northrop Frye’s groundbreaking 1962 Massey Lecture, “The Educated Imagination,” argued that literature is not a luxury but a vital tool for learning and engagement. Today, Frye’s insights continue to resonate as we explore critical social challenges in 2026. What does it mean to foster social engagement? Can the arts help us imagine the world we want? Join comparative literature professor Jean Wilson and other experts for a thought-provoking discussion that connects past and present.