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September 19, 2003 |
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IUPUI
lecture series on public intellectuals in American life
begins Oct. 18
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Wills |
Garry Wills, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1992 Lincoln
at Gettysburg, will present the first lecture in a series
launched this semester on the IUPUI campus to explore
public intellectuals in American life.
“The Role of the
Public Intellectual in American Society” will be Wills’
topic at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, in the auditorium
of University Place Conference Center, 850 W. Michigan
St., Indianapolis. A reception will be held immediately
following the lecture.
“Garry Wills was chosen as the
first speaker in the series because of his deep commitment
to both public teaching and lifelong learning,” said Philip
Goff, director of the Center for the Study of Religion
and American Culture. “Moreover, in any current discussion
of the public intellectual’s role in American life, the
name Garry Wills is among the first to come to mind.”
Wills, considered one of America’s foremost cultural critics,
is the author of numerous books. His Pulitzer Prize-winning
book was an analysis of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and
focused on the cultural and historical background that
shaped the 272-word speech.
Wills is also author of Why
I am a Catholic, which is his personal statement of faith;
and Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit; Saint Augustine;
Inventing America: Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
and John Wayne’s America. |
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Publication Date: August 15, 2003 + Comments: homepgs@indiana.edu
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