Content tagged "literature"
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre, Helen Elaine Lee and Elizabeth Borneman
Podcast: Helen Elaine Lee, “Pomegranate”
Helen Elaine Lee reads from the manuscript of her novel, Pomegranate, about a recovering addict who is getting out of prison and trying to stay clean, regain custody of her children, and choose life.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre, Nick Montfort and Elizabeth Borneman
Podcast: Nick Montfort, “Poet/Programmers, Artist/Programmers, and Scholar/Programmers: What and Who Are They?”
Nick Montfort is Professor of Digital Media at Comparative Media Studies/Writing. He develops computational poetry and art and has participated in dozens of literary and academic collaborations.
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Event: Thursday, January 19, 2017 @ 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm
IAP 2017: CantoVerso Workshop, Reading, and Book Launch
A digital literature workshop, reading, and book launch in English and Spanish
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Junot Díaz receives Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature
Ceremony to be broadcast on PBS on September 30, and Díaz will share the stage with other winners, including Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
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Event: Thursday, April 16, 2015 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Spooky Science of the Southern Reach: An Evening with Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer will discuss his role as one of the leading practitioners of “weird fiction,” the environmental and ecological concerns that inform his work, and his massive crossover success.
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Posted by Sarah Schwartz S.M., Science Writing, 2015
Video, podcast, and summary: “Coming of Age in Dystopia: The Darkness of Young Adult Fiction”
Why are brutal dystopias, devastating apocalyptic visions, and tales of personal trauma such a staple of young adult fiction? Hear from Kristin Cashore, author of the award-winning Graceling Realm trilogy, and the University of Florida’s Kenneth Kidd.
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Event: Thursday, March 19, 2015 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Coming of Age in Dystopia: The Darkness of Young Adult Fiction
Kristin Cashore and Kenneth Kidd on why dystopias, devastating apocalyptic visions, and tales of personal trauma are such a staple of young adult literature.
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Posted by Sarah Schwartz S.M., Science Writing, 2015
Video, podcast, and summary: “Ultimate Truths: Comparing Science and the Humanities”
James Carroll, Rebecca Goldstein, Alan Lightman, and Robert Weinberg talk with Seth Mnookin on “the differences and similarities in the kinds of knowledge available through inquiry in the sciences and humanities.”
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Posted by Jason Lipshin S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2014
Video, podcast, and summary: Science in Fiction
A Communications Forum featuring authors Hanya Yanagihara and Alan Lightman and moderator Seth Mnookin.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Toni Morrison and Junot Díaz
Faculty member Díaz interviews his “most sustained love”.
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Event: Thursday, May 9, 2013 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Co-authors will discuss the nature of their collaboration facilitated by structured conversations and writing done online and in person.
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Event: Monday, April 8, 2013 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Galerie de Difformité: The Book as Body, The Body as Book
Gretchen E. Henderson, author of Galerie de Difformité, is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT who writes across genres and the arts to invigorate her critical and creative practices.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Podcast: D.T. Max, “Angels of Death: David Foster Wallace and the Battle Against Irony, Letterman and Leyner?”
D.T. Max, staff writer at the New Yorker, looks at David Foster Wallace and irony, with an eye especially on his 1990’s attacks on David Letterman.
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Event: Thursday, March 7, 2013 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Angels of Death: David Foster Wallace and the Battle against Irony, Letterman and Leyner?
D.T. Max, staff writer at the New Yorker, looks at David Foster Wallace and irony, with an eye especially on his 1990’s attacks on David Letterman and the novelist Mark Leyner.
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Event: Thursday, January 31, 2013 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Annotation Studio Workshop
In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn how to create, tag, link, and share annotations in web-based environments.