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This year, we have chosen discussions that resonate to our theme of "Creative Adaptation."
Writing and Medicine
Led by Alexandra Simpson, Adjunct Instructor in English, and Kodi Scheer, Lecturer in English at the University of Michigan
Thursday, February 11 • 4:00 p.m. • Earhart Manor Living Room
Sociologist Arthur Frank contends that illness is a call for stories. How do writers adapt these narratives to create compelling texts? How do the creative arts and medical sciences intersect--or conflict? And how does science fail us in the context of disease, loss, and grief? Simpson (poetry) and Scheer (fiction) will read from their work and discuss the writing process within (and without) the scientific milieu.
This event is free and open to the public.
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The Kalevala: Adaptations of the Finnish National Epic
Led by Ellie Larmouth, Visiting Professor of Education
Thursday, March 11 • 4:00 p.m. • Earhart Manor Living Room
A discussion of the influence and adaptations of The Kalevala, from Tolkien to current children’s books, Louhi, Witch of North Farm retold by Toni De Gerez, pictures by Barbara Cooney, and The Maiden of Northland, A Hero Tale of Finland by Aaron Shepard, illustrated by Carol Schwartz, and the film, The Day the Earth Froze. The influence of The Kalevala is mirrored in music by Jean Sibelius, and scenes from The Kalevala permeate Finnish art from the past into today.
This event is free and open to the public.
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