Lecture: The Writer as Citizen
| Date/Time: | Saturday, 30 Jan 2010 at 3:30 pm |
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| Location: | Sun Room, Memorial Union |
| Cost: | Free |
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| Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
| Channel: | Lecture Series |
| Categories: | Lectures |
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Terry Tempest Williams is a conservationist, advocate for free speech, and author of Refuge. Her most recent book is Finding Beauty in a Broken World.
Rick Bass is the author of 20 books, including the autobiographical Why I Came West and the short story collection The Lives of Rocks. He lives in the Yaak Valley in the northern Rockies, where he has been active in protecting the land from roads and logging.
The discussion will be moderated by Dean Bakopoulos, an assistant professor in the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment.
Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination Symposium.
View the complete schedule of symposium events:
Things Fall Apart: Finding Beauty in a Broken World