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University of Chicago Professor to Deliver Saint Xavier's Evangeline Bollinger Lecture
Annual program will explore Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" on Feb. 12
CHICAGO (Jan. 26, 2004) - University of Chicago Professor of English and the Humanities Kenneth Warren will present his lecture, "The African-American Novel in the Shadow of Jim Crow: The Case of Ralph Ellison," at the sixth annual Evangeline Bollinger Lecture, sponsored by Saint Xavier's Department of English and Foreign Languages.
The lecture will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 in the Butler Reception Room on Saint Xavier University's Chicago Campus, 3700 W. 103 rd St.
Dr. Warren, author of "Black & White Strangers: Race and American Literary Realism, 1993 will offer an exploration of Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," with a focus on how the novel would have been read by America's segregated population.
"We put the lecture together to commemorate the work Evangeline Bollinger provided to the department in her many years here," said Gina Rossetti, assistant professorial lecturer at SXU. "We hope it replicates the intense curiosity that she brought to her work and her teaching."
The late Evangeline Bollinger began her career at Saint Xavier in 1957 as an assistant professor of English. Constantly engaged in enthusiastic scholarly and teaching pursuits, Bollinger gained a positive reputation at Saint Xavier and amongst scholars from other institutions. From 1967 to 1979, she served as Dean of Faculty and Vice President of Academic Affairs, in which role she focused faculty attention on high standards of scholarship and the mission of the university. Bollinger - an extensive traveler who immediately absorbed European techniques of literary study as they made their way here in the 1970s and '80s.
As tribute to the caliber of Bollinger's teaching, Saint Xavier's graduate program lecture was renamed the Evangeline Bollinger Lecture Series. Since 1998, the series has brought to campus nationally renowned teachers and scholars. For more information on this free lecture, please call 773-298-3000.