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[Does Literature Become More Relevant when We Incorporate History, Science, and Other Elements of Change?]

Written Arts Program, Hannah Arendt Center, and Division of Languages and Literature present:

Does Literature Become More Relevant when We Incorporate History, Science, and Other Elements of Change?

A Talk by David Brin

Thursday, October 22, 2015
Bard Hall
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

This event occurred on:  Thu. October 22, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

National Endowment for the Humanities/Hannah Arendt Center Distinguished Visiting Fellow DAVID BRIN is a scientist who has served as a NASA visiting scholar in exobiology. As a writer of science fiction, he has received the Nebula award, two Hugo awards, and four Locus awards, and has published books including Earth and The Postman. He is also the author of The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy?

This event takes place Thursday, October 22nd, at 4:30 p.m. in Bard Hall. It is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required.

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