Category Archives: Literary Events in Southern Oregon

Twilight and Dickens

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Ed Battistella

My fall term linguistics class spent a little time on the origins of writing and the alphabet, including a look at Egyptian hieroglyphs. And we wondered whether The Book of the Dead was an example of ancient Egyptian vampire literature. … Continue reading →

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Literary Ashland Kudos

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ed Battistella

A lot of congratulations to extend this month. Congratulations… to Robert Arellano, whose forthcoming novel Curse the Names was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, which says “Arellano displays a sly, Hitchcockian touch.” to Midge Raymond on her Pushcart … Continue reading →

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Civility, Democracy, and Conflict

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Ed Battistella

A linguist, a historian and a rhetorician walk into an auditorium… My colleagues Jon Lange and Jeff LaLande and I are participating in this year’s campus theme series at Sothern Oregon University. The theme this year is Civility and on … Continue reading →

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Simple, Beautiful, New at SOU

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Ed Battistella

A rural locale devoted to pacifism, human rights, ethical living, and compassion. It sounds like Ashland. But actually it was the Fellowship of New Life in England, whose adherents included Edward Carpenter, Olive Schreiner and Henry Salt. Tonight’s talk by … Continue reading →

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