Jack London: Apostle of the American West · Jack London: Apostle of the American West Centennial...
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Jack London: Apostle of the American West Centennial Celebration, Symposium, and Exhibit presented by ArtsWest: Great Writers of the West Series Monday, September 19 4:15pm Presentations 6:15pm Reception This panel presentation will focus on three aspects of Jack London: > his unique biography and photojournalism > the Gilded Age in the American West and the era in which he lived > vibrant scholarship and influence on Western fiction Featuring Peter Blodgett Chief Curator of Western Manuscripts Huntington Library Donna M. Campbell Professor of English Washington State University Sue (Sara) Hodson Curator of the Jack London Papers Huntington Library Jeanne C. Reesman Professor of English University of Texas at San Antonio Moderated by Professor Bruce Cain Spence and Cleone Eccles Family Director Bill Lane Center for the American West Stanford Faculty Club, Gold Lounge This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is encouraged. Parking is free after 4pm; attendees may park at 439 Lagunita Drive RSVP: http://west.stanford.edu/events Questions: [email protected] This event will also feature a curated pop-up exhibit made possible by a loan from the private collections of Sarah and Darius Anderson of Sonoma. This special exhibit considers the cult of celebrity surrounding Jack London in the twentieth century, and the hold that he continues to have on the Western imagination. Co-sponsored by:
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Jack London: Apostle of the American West Centennial Celebration, Symposium, and Exhibit presented by ArtsWest: Great Writers of the West Series
Monday, September 19 4:15pm Presentations 6:15pm Reception
This panel presentation will focus on three aspects of Jack London: > his unique biography and photojournalism > the Gilded Age in the American West and the era in which he lived > vibrant scholarship and influence on Western fiction Featuring Peter Blodgett Chief Curator of Western Manuscripts Huntington Library
Donna M. Campbell Professor of English Washington State University
Sue (Sara) Hodson Curator of the Jack London Papers Huntington Library
Jeanne C. Reesman Professor of English University of Texas at San Antonio Moderated by Professor Bruce Cain Spence and Cleone Eccles Family Director Bill Lane Center for the American West Stanford Faculty Club, Gold Lounge This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is encouraged. Parking is free after 4pm; attendees may park at 439 Lagunita Drive
RSVP: http://west.stanford.edu/events Questions: [email protected]
This event will also feature a curated pop-up exhibit made possible by a loan from the private collections of Sarah and Darius Anderson of Sonoma. This special exhibit considers the cult of celebrity surrounding Jack London in the twentieth century, and the hold that he continues to have on the Western imagination.
Co-sponsored by:
