In 1950s Chicago, a boy hides in his closet to escape a father’s habitual rage. There he conjures up another paternal figure in his artistic Italian grandfather, Canio Grieco. With his wondrous tricks and stories of “Italy,” his library and drawings, his baseball and opera, Canio becomes the model of creativity for the lonely,…
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Upcoming Lectures
“Transforming the Humanities Doctorate: How to Energize Graduate Education for the Next Generation of Humanists.” Rutgers University School of Graduate Studies’ Distinguished Lecture Series, “Provocations: The Future of Graduate Education.” April 4, 2018, 4pm. Rutgers University, New Brunswick “Futures of Scholarly Publication/Communication in the Humanities.” Plenary talk at the New Directions in the Humanities Conference, in conjunction with The…
Fall 2017 lecture tour with co-author Julia Watson
My co-author Julia Watson and I had the opportunity to meet and engage with colleagues and graduate students interested in studies in life writing throughout our tour of Central Europe. We learned about their large collaborative projects, their networks, and their individual scholarly projects. We continue to appreciate their generosity and their willingness to share…