Fran Briggs, American Journalist and Publicist
Selections depict romantic, calming, jarring, western, and inspiring narratives
These books not only promote literacy, but showcase the talents of ten authors who are capturing the attention of readers who enjoy a mass appeal of genres.” Fran BriggsNEW YORK, NY, USA, April 7, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ With the release of the highly anticipated, Best of Spring Reading 2021, American Journalist, Fran Briggs has released her annual selections. The list is organized by title, author, publisher, a short synopsis of the book and a link for additional information and purchase. Genres from the Best of Spring Reading 2021, include mystery, suspense, poetry, humor, spiritual, sci-fi, romance and western.
FALL 2020
TUESDAY 2 – 3:20
~ Encounter women’s narratives from across the globe, then solicit and publish a new one on your own ~
In this experiential learning course, students will take part in a multifaceted exploration of global women’s narratives of the past and the present. Using the Francophone world as a literary and cultural anchor, this course asks students to engage with the theory and practice of women’s narrative storytelling, especially as it applies to “minor” narratives, that is, those not issuing from official spaces of knowledge production. Taught in the Department of French and Italian in conjunction with the Global Women’s Narratives Project, launched by the USC Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics in 2016, this Global Women’s Narratives course will allow students, on the one hand, to consider the relevance and stakes of narrative, storytelling, and testimony in Francophone Caribbean and African contexts, and on the other hand, to solicit, d
Why We Need Literature to Document Atrocities at Home and Abroad
Toni Morrison bore witness to the lasting legacy of slavery through her writings. Courtesy of Guillermo Arias/Associated Press. by Daisy Hernández |
January 11, 2021
For a long time, I cringed whenever I heard someone talk about a novel or a poem bearing witness. The word “witness” bothered me. It felt hollow and privileged. It felt like something an entitled American writer would say, a writer who could author a book and walk away. I was not that person, or at least I didn’t want to be.
And I was not the only one who had reservations. The poet Natalie Diaz observed in an interview that “bearing witness” is a curious phrase. “Most people don’t bear it at all,” she said. “They just look, they just look with their eyes and write with their eyes, and go to sleep.”
Eva Chimento joins Telluride Gallery of Fine Art as Director
Eva Chimento came to the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art after closing her own five year old Los Angeles gallery.
TELLURIDE, CO
.-The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art announced the appointment of former Los Angeles gallerist Eva Chimento as its new Director. Chimentos first major exhibition as Director of the gallery will be the upcoming Ed Moses Saving the Best for Last, the only 2020 solo show of the iconic L.A. painter who passed away two years ago.
In addition, Allison Cannella joins as Gallery Associate from New York where she was a member of the David Zwirner sales team and founding member and curatorial advisor of The Immigrant Artist Biennial.