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The Role of Ethnicity in Kenyan Politics

Memorial Union

Speaker: Paul Kunoni, UMaine MA in Global Policy candidate and author of The Breaking Spears: A Culture at Crossroads with Modernity (iUniverse, 2015) Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: 235 North Stevens Hall Paul Kunoni is the author of The Breaking Spears: A Culture at Crossroads with Modernity (iUniverse, 2015), a detailed account of how his tradition and family background shaped his resolve […]

The Epic and the Novel: Celebrating Icelandic Novelist Halldor Laxness

Foster Innovation Center

Part of the 2016-17 UMHC Symposium: Saga and Story: An Interdisciplinary Exploration from the Vikings to Our Time Friday, April 7 3:00-5:00pm Foster Innovation Center 3-4pm: Celebrated writers Eileen Miles, Justin Taylor, Andrew Ervin, and Gregory Howard share their perspectives on Laxness' legacy and writing. 4-5pm: A community discussion of Laxness' Independent People. Led by Miles, Taylor, […]

Celebrating the Legacy of Icelandic Novelist Halldor Laxness

IMRC Building

Part of the 2016-17 UMHC Symposium: Saga and Story: An Interdisciplinary Exploration from the Vikings to Our Time Thursday, April 6 4:30-6:00pm IMRC Building Celebrated writers Eileen Miles, Justin Taylor, Andrew Ervin, and Gregory Howard will read their creative work inspired by Laxness.

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