[percy-l] The Walker Percy Centennial: Pilgrimage in Literature conference (corrected Keynote Speakers / Interests)

Henry Mills wppdirector at gmail.com
Thu Apr 28 19:57:25 EDT 2016


Dear Percy-L:

I should correctly note there are two keynote speakers, Dr. Farrell 
O'Gorman and Dr. Jim Wildeman, for "The Walker Percy Centennial: 
Pilgrimage in Literature" conference beginning today at Montreat 
College.  Below are their biographies and information about their 
particular interests in Percy.

Best wishes,
Henry Mills
Percy-L Administrator
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*The Walker Percy Centennial: Pilgrimage in Literature / 2016 Southeast 
Christianity & Literature Conference*
Keynote Speakers

*Farrell O'Gorman*
Dr. Farrell O'Gorman is professor of English at Belmont Abbey College 
and former associate professor of Catholic studies at DePaul University. 
His book "Peculiar Crossroads: Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, and 
Catholic Vision in Postwar Southern Fiction" was published by Louisiana 
State University Press in 2004. In the summer of 2014 he helped to 
organize an international conference in Dublin commemorating the 50th 
anniversary of O'Connor's death. His recent work includes articles in "A 
Political Companion to Flannery O'Connor" and "A Political Companion to 
Walker Percy," as well as a book manuscript entitled "Catholicism and 
American Borders in U.S. Gothic Fiction," currently under consideration.

*Jim Wildeman *
Dr. Jim Wildeman taught English at Covenant College for almost 30 years. 
He developed broad interests during his tenure, regularly teaching 
courses in rhetoric, composition, linguistics, literature, and literary 
theory. His teaching of freshmen composition led to the publication of a 
composition textbook, "A Simple Writing Manual" (2007). His teaching of 
an introduction to literature course for non-English majors encouraged 
him to write his first novel, "The Valedictorian of Summer School" 
(2009). Jim's interest in linguistics led him to Walker Percy's "The 
Message in the Bottle," and that fascinating and quirky book led him to 
read Percy's novels. Dr. Wildeman has served as chair of Southeast 
Conference on Christianity & Literature for several years and secretary 
of national Conference on Christianity & Literature for two years. He 
recently completed a manuscript for Christians who are "parenting" their 
aging parents.

>From 
http://www.montreat.edu/student-life/special-programs/walker-percy-centennial/




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