Literature
Taylor Hagood, Ph.D., was the 2013–2014 Lifelong Learning Society Distinguished Professor of Arts and Letters and is Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. in United States Literature and Culture from the University of Mississippi, where he was the Frances Bell McCool Fellow in Faulkner Studies. Professor Hagood has authored four books: “Faulkner’s Imperialism: Space, Place, and the Materiality of Myth”; “Secrecy, Magic, and the One-Act Plays of Harlem Renaissance Women Writers”; “Faulkner, Writer of Disability” (winner of the C. Hugh Holman Award for Best Book in Southern Studies); and “Following Faulkner: The Critical Response to Yoknapatawpha’s Architect.” In 2009–2010, he was a Fulbright Professor in the Amerika Institut at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany, and he was awarded the 2010–2011 Scholar of the Year Award at the Assistant Professor level.
Florida Noir
This four-week series will focus on south Florida,
specifically the writers who have brought the dark,
noir genre to the area. The result of applying noirstyle
crime fiction to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and the
Florida Keys is a strange, but fascinating blend of
beauty and ugliness. Although not so well known, the
four writers to be discussed are highly entertaining
writers who often bring the mystery genre to a high
form. Prepare for harrowing fun with this one.
Four Lectures
- John D. MacDonald -
- Brett Halliday -
- Les Standiford -
- James W. Hall -
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| Course # F4M4 — Last 4 Weeks
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Mondays, November 19, 26; December 3, 10 2018 |
| Time: | 2:30 - 4 PM |
| Fee: | $40 / member; $60 / non-member |
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Hagood Reads the Phone Book: Memphis
In this installment of Taylor Hagood’s examination of
fascinating locales, the focus will be on Memphis,
Tennessee. This city is filled with colorful history,
from the era of steamboats to the birth of both blues
and rockabilly music. This one-time event will be
especially entertaining as it will focus on the
household names connected with the city — Elvis
Presley, B. B. King, and many others — as well as
many not-so-well known.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Course # F1M1 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Monday, November 5 2018 |
| Time: | 2:30 - 4 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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