Symposium: "Faulkner in the University: Then and Now"
Friday, April 4, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.
This spring marks fifty years since the great American author William Faulkner served his second and last term as Writer-in-Residence at U.Va. To mark this occasion, four noted Faulkner scholars will lead a discussion of the ways in which "Faulkner in the University" has changed since the late 1950's.
Guest Scholars
| Noel Polk
Professor of English, Mississippi State University Editor, The Mississippi Quarterly |
Thadious Davis
Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania |
| Judith L. Sensibar
Professor Emerita, Arizona State University |
Grace Hale
Associate Professor, History and American Studies, University of Virginia |
Moderator
| Stephen F. Railton
Professor of English, University of Virginia |
Location (view map)
Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library Auditorium
First Floor
170 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Contact Information
Judy Christian
jbm5y@virginia.edu
(434) 924-4339
Sponsors
- University of Virginia Library
- U.Va. Department of English
- U.Va. College of Arts and Sciences
- U.Va. Office of Constituent Engagement
Recently, an endangered collection of unique audio recordings featuring author William Faulkner was on the verge of irreversible deterioration—until Preservation Services came to the rescue.
The forty-five reels of tape conserved by Preservation include Faulkner reciting brief works, such as "The Town" and "Spotted Horses," or sections of his novels, such as The Sound and the Fury.
