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Purple Blurb: Lance Olsen, “Experimental Writing & Video”

Monday, April 7, 2014 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Lance Olsen

Including a reading from his recent book [[ there. ]] and video from his Theories of Forgetting project.

Lance Olsen is author of more than 20 books of and about innovative writing, including two appearing this spring: the novel based on Robert Smithson’s earthwork the Spiral Jetty, Theories of Forgetting (accompanied by a short experimental film made by one of its characters), and [[ there. ]], a trash-diary meditation on the confluence of travel, curiosity, and experimental writing practices. His short stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in hundreds of journals and anthologies. A Guggenheim, Berlin Prize, N.E.A. Fellowship, and Pushcart Prize recipient, as well as a Fulbright Scholar, he teaches experimental theory and practice at the University of Utah.

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Date:
Monday, April 7, 2014
Time:
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Website:
http://trope-tank.mit.edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/purple_blurb/

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Purple Blurb

Venue

MIT Building 14E, Room 310
160 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139 United States
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