Tayari's Blog: Between The Hedges
Posted by TayariJones on April 13, 2009 05:13 PM
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On Thursday, April 16, I'll be giving lecture as a Visiting Franklin Fellow at the University of Georgia. The lecture is free and open to the public. If I had to tell you what I am talking about, it's kind of like this: I am giving a talk/reading in which I look at the ways that we can use fiction to reclaim popular historical narratives. And here's a little spoiler. I'll be talking about the Atlanta Child Murders and the woman who threw the grits on Al Green, mostly by reading my fictional interpretations of these events. Now, here is how UGA explains it:
Lecture: The Anecdotal Antidote- Fiction and the Degentrification of Popular Narratives. Sponsored by the Institute of African American Studies and the Office of Inclusion and Diversity Leadership. Franklin Visiting Scholar Tayari Jones, author of Leaving Atlanta and The Untelling, discusses the role of fiction and its relationship to the popular narratives of our communities. 4:00 p.m. 148 Miller Student Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-5197, kkmfree[at]uga.edu
Please come.
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Tayari, I would love to meet you. When will you be closer to Atlanta? By the by, I received an "A" on the first chapter of my proposed book on the Atlanta Child Murders. I have no desire to write such a book, as researching the topic for a class project was gut wrenching enough. Thank you so much for spending so much time with me via telephone for the project.
April 14, 2009 12:43 PM