A Symposium on the Art of Memoir
Memoir Symposium Tentative Schedule
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Book Fair open in Alumni Room, 6 - 9:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Introduction by Lucy Ferriss
Welcome by President James Jones
Plenary session
5:00 -6:00 p.m.
Concurrent panel discussions:
Room One: Time Recaptured: Memoir and History
- Francine du Plessix Gray
- Josip Novakovich
- Sheila Fisher
Room Two: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Memoir and Identity
- Madeleine Blais
- Leila Philip
- Dana Brand
6:00 p.m.
Reception
Dinner on your own
8:00 p.m.
Keynote address: Francine du Plessix Gray
Friday, March 30, 2007
Book Fair open in Alumni Room, selected hours 10:15 a.m. - 8:15 p.m.
10:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Concurrent panel discussions:
Room One: The Long Road Home: Memoir and Place
- Josip Novakovich
- Clare Rossini
- Rand Richards Cooper
Room Two: Truthiness: Memoir and the Facts, Ma’am
- Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
- Madeleine Blais
- Irene Papoulis
- Lucy Ferriss
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Noon readings: bring your lunch:
Deborah Digges
Karen McElmurray
Rand Richards Cooper
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Concurrent panel discussions:
Room One: “The Scribe of the Soul”: Memoir as Meditation
- A. Manette Ansay
- Karen McElmurray
- Leila Philip
- Beverly Wall
Room Two: Me, You, and Everyone We Know: Memoir and Family
- Bret Lott
- Deborah Digges
- Lucy Ferriss
- Denise Brown
Break
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Scott Russell Sanders: Honoring the Ordinary
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Reception
Dinner on your own
8:00 p.m.
Evening readings:
Colin McEnroe
Josip Novakovich
Leila Philip
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Book Fair open in Alumni Room, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
10:00 – 12:00 p.m.
Master classes led by:
Deborah Digges
Bret Lott
Karen McElmurray
Josip Novakovich
Leila Philip
See Master Classes for details.
12:00 p.m.
Noon readings; bring your own lunch:
A. Manette Ansay
Bret Lott
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Goodwin Branch, Hartford Public Library
Master Class: Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
See Master Classes for details.
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