Tricia Oman, Professor at Hastings College and director of Hastings College Press

Heartland History

Tricia Oman, professor at Hastings College and director of Hastings College Press discusses growing up in the Midwest, discovering its literary heritage and prominence in the early 20th century, studying the growing cultural invisibility of Midwestern culture in latter half of the 20th century, the ways in which the Midwest has been defined popularly as “flyover country” by outsiders as to the region, and the nostalgia surrounding the Midwestern small town. Dr. Oman also talks about her work for the press rediscovering Midwestern texts, the press’s new series "Rediscovering the American Midwest," and a new book The Midwestern Moment (2017).