Session speakers include Michael Davidson, UC San Diego - Uncanny Matters: The Ghost in the Beat Museum; Michael McClure, poet - Poetry Rescue at The Bancroft. UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library presents a two-day symposium celebrating their 100 years of collecting rare and historic documents. Ancient Egypt, CA history, biotechnology, Mark Twain, and the environmental movement are a few of the topics discussed by three dozen scholars and activists. [events] [artshumanities] Credits: producers:UC Berkeley Educational Technology Services

The History and Practice of Human Rights

Mary Karr's work has been deemed 'hardboiled, hardedged, hardbitten' by Poetry. Her allure is a gripping combination of savvy intelligence and an utter refusal for sentimentality. Karr is the author of four volumes of poetry including the forthcoming Sinners Welcome (Harper Collins, 2006), and the memoir, The Liars' Club. The recipient of numerous grants including The Whiting Writer's Award, an NEA, and a Guggenheim, Karr teaches at Syracuse University and lives in New York City. [events] [artshumanities] [lunchpoems] Credits: producers:Educational Technology Services, speaker:Mary Karr

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