Schedule of Themes, Visitors, and Readings, Summer 2007

1.  Introduction: The Northwest as Region in History and Literature, June 26-28

Heather McHugh, Thursday June 28; selections from Broken English and other readings to be determined

2.  Stories by and About Native Americans, July 3-11

Albert Furtwangler, Thursday July 5; Furtwangler, Bringing Indians to the Book  (no public presentation)

Debra Magpie Earling, Wednesday July 11; Fools Crow by James Welch

3.  Discovery, Pioneers, Missionaries, and Migration, July 12-18

Kim Barnes, Wednesday July 18; Barnes, In the Wilderness:  Coming of Age in an Unknown Country

4.  Nature and Newcomers, July 19-26

Robert Wrigley, Tuesday July 24; Wrigley, Earthly Meditations: New and Selected Poems (2006)

5.  Regional Transformation, Wartime Mobilization, and the Invention of the “Pacific Northwest,” July 31 – Aug. 7

Richard White, Thursday August 2; White, The Organic Machine:  The Remaking of the Columbia River

Steve Sumida, Tuesday August 7; No-No Boy by John Okada (no public presentation)

6.  The Post-war Northwest and the Blossoming of Regional Writing, Aug. 8-16

Marilynne Robinson, Wednesday August 15; Robinson, Housekeeping

David Wagoner, “First Class,” play about the teaching of UW professor and acclaimed poet Theodore Roethke, to be performed at Seattle’s ACT Theatre

A Sense of Where We Are Summer 2007 Speakers

Pacific Northwest History and Literature Welcome Page