Lehrerfortbildung
20.04.2010 (15:00 - 17:00)
Rereading Mark Twain:
Traveler - Writer - Social Critic
mit Prof. Dr. Gary Scharnhorst
The year 2010 marks the 175th anniversary of Mark Twain's birth and the 100th anniversary of his death - a reason to take a closer look at a writer who is still widely read and quoted daily around the world. Twain still resonates with readers because he touched on questions of social relevance which we still ask today: How does society deal with racism and religious hypocrisy, political opportunism, and imperialistic drives? How do we see ourselves, and how are we viewed by other nations?
Dr. Gary Scharnhorst has been teaching American literature at the University of New Mexico since 1987. A Fulbright lecturer in 1978-79, 1985-86, and 1993 he is the author or editor of eighteen books. He co-edits the journal American Literary Realism and edits in alternating years the research annual American Literary Scholarship. Gary Scharnhorst is an expert on Mark Twain. His most recent publications are Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews (Univ. of Alabama Press, 2006) and Mainly the Truth: Interviews with Mark Twain (University of Alabama Press, 2009).
Dienstag, 20.4.
15.00-17.00 Uhr im DAI
Eintritt frei
engl. Sprache
Anmeldung erforderlich
Anmeldeformular als pdf.
Traveler - Writer - Social Critic
mit Prof. Dr. Gary Scharnhorst
The year 2010 marks the 175th anniversary of Mark Twain's birth and the 100th anniversary of his death - a reason to take a closer look at a writer who is still widely read and quoted daily around the world. Twain still resonates with readers because he touched on questions of social relevance which we still ask today: How does society deal with racism and religious hypocrisy, political opportunism, and imperialistic drives? How do we see ourselves, and how are we viewed by other nations?
Dr. Gary Scharnhorst has been teaching American literature at the University of New Mexico since 1987. A Fulbright lecturer in 1978-79, 1985-86, and 1993 he is the author or editor of eighteen books. He co-edits the journal American Literary Realism and edits in alternating years the research annual American Literary Scholarship. Gary Scharnhorst is an expert on Mark Twain. His most recent publications are Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews (Univ. of Alabama Press, 2006) and Mainly the Truth: Interviews with Mark Twain (University of Alabama Press, 2009).
Dienstag, 20.4.
15.00-17.00 Uhr im DAI
Eintritt frei
engl. Sprache
Anmeldung erforderlich
Anmeldeformular als pdf.