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SHERMAN ALEXIE TO SPEAK AT OBERLIN COLLEGE MARCH 5
FEBRUARY 19, 2001-- Author, poet and screenwriter Sherman Alexie will present the fifth lecture in Oberlin College's 2001-2002 Convocation series at 8 P.M. Tuesday, March 5. The title of his address is "Killing Indians: Myths, Lies and Exaggerations."
The talk is free and open to the public and will be presented in the College's Finney Chapel, located on the corner of North Professor and West Lorain Streets.
A Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian from Washington state, Alexie is the award-winning author of 14 books of poetry and fiction. He was named one of the top writers for the 21st century by The New Yorker. His first screenplay, the widely-heralded Smoke Signals, was the first feature film produced, written and directed by American Indians. It premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and Filmmakers Trophy.
The Oberlin Convocation series presents free, public discussions of cutting-edge issues by some of the country's most prominent thinkers. The final speakers in this year's program will be civil rights leader Julian Bond on April 3 and Organizational learning expert Paul Duguid on April 9.
All Convocation events take place in the College's Finney Chapel, The series is presented under the auspices of Oberlin's Finney Lecture Committee with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Office of the President of Oberlin College.
Media Contact: Betty Gabrielli
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