Eugenides delivers annual Gifford lecture
The mystery behind the other is what makes human existence so tragic and yet beautiful. And it is the quest of the artist to deteriorate the idea of otherness and…
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Uviller speaks candidly about realities of career in writing
By Sunday night at 7 p.m., the Davison MPR was looking extra cozy for CommuniTea. Organizers arranged the sofas and chairs in a circle. Sitting atop a table by the…
Feminist-Vegetarian author disects the masculinity of meat
On Sunday, Sept. 29, Carol J. Adams, author of acclaimed book The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory, came to Vassar. On her visit, she delivered a talk…
Salinger fails in attempts to define author
Imagine a slightly unpleasant man who returns from war with post traumatic stress disorder and wants to stay inside most of the time. You would probably have no problem leaving…
Author Strayed to illuminate art of creative non-fiction
What do you do when you feel like you are failing in life? How do you go on when the things that mean the most to you are taken away?…