12/17/2023 0 Comments Illuminations uci facebook![]() ![]() Q: As you reflect on what Illuminations has accomplished in the past three years, what stands out?Ī: I loved hosting Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer and last year’s Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellow. What’s the biggest takeaway? Writing is alive and urgent, and reading books is a transformative and lifelong endeavor. Historian Jill Lepore is interested in our country’s founding documents and what they mean today. Colson Whitehead, a Pulitzer Prize winner and this year’s Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellow, will take a speculative approach to the history of slavery. UCI alumna Alice Sebold ’98 will talk about campus rape. Q: What do you hope the audience takes away from each author?Ī: Writers use their imaginative powers to address issues of major concern, from how and why black lives matter (Angie Thomas) to the shape of things to come (Ted Chiang). I believe a book club is a great way to bring our UCI community together in a shared activity. We have great faculty members here who are invested in these authors and eager to build reading communities. When we engage with a text, we can more fully appreciate the author who produced it. Q: Why did you decide to precede each author talk with a book club led by an English department faculty member?Ī: I want to make our authors’ visits as meaningful as possible. I wanted to build on this tradition by creating a series featuring great writers, all of whom work in different genres and address issues that are timely, important and significant to both our UCI community and the broader Orange County community. Q: How did the Illuminations Authors Series develop, and how did you choose each writer?Ī: UCI has a wonderful tradition of showcasing major authors. Here, Lupton discusses Illuminations’ three-year anniversary and new slate of events. Angie Thomas, who penned the best-selling young adult novel The Hate U Give, will kick off the series on Thursday, Oct. ![]() Through innovative programming such as “Shakespeare Goes to the Opera,” a master class with actor James Franco, gallery tours and more, Illuminations brings the arts to the campus and the campus to the arts.įor the 2017-18 academic year, Lupton has organized the first Illuminations Authors Series, in which a lineup of powerful writers will visit UCI to read from their works, each followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Helmed by English professor Julia Lupton, associate dean for research in the School of Humanities, Illuminations: the Chancellor’s Arts & Culture Initiative has funded more than 400 activities and events and has served over 20,000 students and community members. Three years ago, Chancellor Howard Gillman proposed a program to expose students from all majors to the power of the arts and strengthen UCI’s connection with local cultural institutions. Share on X (Twitter) Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email ![]()
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