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Sternlicht to Lecture on Singer
Sanford Sternlicht G鈥62, professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences, will present a lecture on the life and times of Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, at Temple Adath Yeshurun….
Etgar Keret Presents Raymond Carver Lecture Oct. 9
Etgar Keret, the popular Israeli writer and filmmaker, will present this semester鈥檚 second Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free…
George Saunders Kicks Off Fall 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series
George Saunders G鈥88, one of this year鈥檚 most celebrated American writers, will kick off 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Fall 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30…
Award-Winning Playwright David Henry Hwang Discusses Identity in Next University Lecture April 4
Over his long and illustrious career, Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang has masterfully brought complicated characters, relationships and issues to life on stage鈥攆rom Rene Gallimard and Song Liling in 鈥淢. Butterfly,鈥 to an early 20th century Chinese family facing…
University Lectures to Screen Award-Winning Documentary ‘Chasing Ice’
Over a seven-year period鈥攖hrough millions and millions of camera clicks made in some of the Earth鈥檚 harshest conditions鈥攔enowned environmental photographer James Balog captured undeniable evidence of our changing planet.
Raymond Carver Reading Series Features CNY Author Patrick Lawler
Local poet and novelist Patrick Lawler 鈥80 will present the next installment of the Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a question and answer session…
SU Humanities Center mounts ambitious spring symposia
The 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center (HC), housed in The College of Arts and Sciences, celebrates its fifth anniversary by presenting its most ambitious spring symposia to date. Events include the HC Faculty Fellow Symposia, the HC Dissertation Fellow Symposia, the…
Novelist Christine Schutt opens Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series
Award-winning novelist Christine Schutt, author of “Prosperous Friends” (Grove/Atlantic, 2012) will open the Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer session from 3:45-4:30 p.m….
Award-winning novelist concludes Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series
Adam Levin G鈥04, author of the breakthrough novel “The Instructions” (McSweeney鈥檚, 2010), will present the final installment of the fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded…
Paperback writers (and hardcover ones too): SU鈥檚 creative writing program turns 50
Raymond Carver said that the secret of good writing wasn鈥檛 talent鈥攖here鈥檚 plenty of that around, he added鈥攂ut a person鈥檚 ability to put his signature on everything he does.