
A Mysterious Lens on American Culture
In these mysteries, mayhem and murder play out against a cultural/ethnic backdrop – illuminating more than simply whodunnit.
Barbara Mieder is a former high school teacher of German and Latin and former Chair of Vermont Humanities with degrees from Mount Holyoke College, Middlebury College, and Michigan State University. She has enjoyed participating in Vermont Humanities reading and discussion groups both as a reader and as a discussion leader since their inception, and currently serves on the boards of the Vermont Historical Society and the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston.
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In these mysteries, mayhem and murder play out against a cultural/ethnic backdrop – illuminating more than simply whodunnit.
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