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June 14, 2001 -- A poets' revival meeting and creative writing workshop are among highlights of the 27th Wyoming Conference on English June 20 23 at the University of Wyoming.
The UW Department of English hosts the nationally recognized conference, which welcomes anyone with an interest in English. This year's theme, "Crisis in the Text?" will include a mini-conference about reporting trauma, led by Beth Loffreda, UW assistant professor and author of "Losing Matt Shepard."
The schedule:
June 20, 9:30 a.m., College of Business auditorium. -- "Laramie in Love and Trouble." A Laramie native, Beverly Seckinger, presents her film "Laramie in Love and Trouble." The project shows how Laramie appeared to outsiders as well as insiders following the murder of UW student Matthew Shepard.
1:30-3 p.m., College of Business auditorium -- "Reflection on a Tragedy: The University's Response to the Death of Matthew Shepard." UW President Philip Dubois' personal and professional perspectives on Shepard's death.
June 21, 10:30 a.m., College of Business auditorium -- "Better Business on the Web." Kitty Locker discusses the ideology and ethos of Web pages and the importance of efficiently presenting one's business.
8-11 p.m., Coe Library -- "Western Women Poet's Revival Meeting." Women poets from six states read works and sign books.
June 22, 3:15 p.m., UW Art Museum -- "The Way Things Go." UW engineering professor Bill Lindberg comments on the 30-minute film by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss. In the film, the artists make ordinary objects accomplish seemingly impossible things with physics and simple tools.
6 p.m., College of Business auditorium -- "The Stories DNA Tells Us." Judith Roof discusses how the changing experiences and shifting technologies of the modern world can fit into understandable stories.
8-11 p.m., Alice Hardie Stevens Center -- "Fire Ants Dance and Mexican Tappas." Tickets are $15.
June 23, 9 a.m., American Heritage Center Stock Growers Room -- "Reporting Trauma: A Mini-Conference." International and local writers and reporters discuss their experiences writing about Matthew Shepard.
A Creative Writing Workshop June 20 and 22 is open to writers of all talents and experience levels. Alyson Hagy, author and UW assistant professor of English, will lead the workshop on "Other Voices Other Views: Writing Character Beyond the Self." Registration is $50.
For more information, tickets, or registration call Amy Hollister (307) 766 6452, or e mail (amah@uwyo.edu). Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001
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