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Lecture and Reading by Barry Lopez
Presented as part of CCA's Graduate Studies Lecture Series
Thursday, October 7, 2010, 3–4 pm
Timken Lecture Hall, San Francisco campus
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PLEASE NOTE THIS LECTURE TAKES PLACE AT 3 PM
The San Francisco Chronicle has called Barry Lopez "Arguably the nation’s premier nature writer." Lopez is best known as the author of Arctic Dreams, for which he received the National Book Award. His other nonfiction books include About This Life and Of Wolves and Men, which was a National Book Award finalist. His writings have frequently been compared to those of Henry David Thoreau, as he brings a depth of erudition to his work by immersing himself in his surroundings, deftly integrating environmental and humanitarian concerns. In his nonfiction, he often examines the relationship between human culture and physical landscape. In his fiction, he frequently addresses issues of intimacy, ethics, and identity.
Once a landscape photographer, Lopez continues to maintain close contact with a diverse community of visual and performing artists. He has received numerous awards and prizes, among them the Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the John Burroughs Medal, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, and five National Science Foundation Fellowships. He lives in rural Oregon.
The lecture will be followed by a book signing from 4–5 p.m.
Generous support for CCA public programs in San Francisco has been provided by Grants for the Arts / San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.
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