On November 9, 1997, at the International Writers Center conference, "The Dual Muse: The Writer As Artist, The Artist As Writer," Tom Phillips discusses the usefulness of "failure" and the difference between an artist's external career and internal…
In his October 23, 1994 keynote speech for the International Writers Center conference, "The Writer and Religion," William Gaddis gestures toward the foggy line between the "ascetic" and the "aesthetic," citing his experience with a "pro-Catholic"…
William Gass introduces keynote speaker William Gaddis at the International Writers Center conference "The Writer and Religion," October 23, 1994, detailing the rise of his work from the "cult" like shadows to an equally--if not more--shadowy…
A.G. Mojtabai speaks at the International Writers Center conference "The Writer and Religion". Here, she relates her experience as a hospice worker, focusing on an encounter with a man's granddaughter who refused the offer to "read a poem" on the…
Literary critic Heide Ziegler speaks at the October 24, 1994 International Writers Center conference "The Writer and Religion". Here, she discusses the co-evolutions of fiction and poetry alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
Indian writer Amitav Ghosh speaks at the International Writers Center conference "The Writer and Religion". Here, he discusses moments of conversion among international writers, illuminating their significance as cross-overs "from one current of…
A.G. Mojtabai speaks at the International Writers Center conference "The Writer and Religion". Here, she relates her experience as a hospice worker, focusing on an encounter with a man's granddaughter who refused the offer to "read a poem" on the…
Prof. Lynne Tatlock welcomes visitors to the 2016 William H. Gass Symposium on September 23rd, 2016, at Washington University in St. Louis. The symposium honored Gass's work with the International Writers Center, featuring presentations from Matthias…
Matthias Göritz speaks at the the 2016 William H. Gass Symposium on September 23rd, 2016, at Washington University in St. Louis. The symposium honored Gass's work with the International Writers Center, featuring presentations from Ignacio Infante,…
Prof. Ignacio Infante speaks at the the 2016 William H. Gass Symposium on September 23rd, 2016, at Washington University in St. Louis. The symposium honored Gass's work with the International Writers Center, featuring presentations from Matthias…
