Jason Stacy

Distinguished Research Professor of history and social science pedagogy at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and co-editor of Heartland Utopia, who discusses William Allen White, his writings, and the anthology's aims.

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Mar 9, 2026 • 54min

Charles Delgadillo and James Stacey, eds., "Heartland Utopia: William Allen White on the Ideal Midwestern Town" (UP of Kansas, 2026)

Jason Stacy, Distinguished Research Professor of history and social science pedagogy, discusses William Allen White, the Emporia editor who shaped the ideal Midwestern small town. He explores White’s cultivated everyman persona and lucid newspaper prose. Conversations cover White’s utopian vision of neighborliness, tensions between town and city, the role of the local paper, and the anthology’s two-part structure.

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