Author Dorothy Allison will give a lecture, "A Racecar named Desire: The Intersection of Class, Sex and Gender in Contemporary American Culture," on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 4:10 p.m. in the Chapel. Allison is the award-winning author of Bastard Out of Carolina (Dutton Books, 1992), which was nominated for the National Book Award. In another appearance at Hamilton, she will read from her upcoming novel, She Who, on Friday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. It will be followed by a book-signing and reception at the Emerson Gallery.
Allison's visit is sponsored by The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture at Hamilton College, as part of its 2004 –2005 series, "Class in Context: Intersections of Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality and Nationality." It is co-sponsored by Faculty for Women's Concerns.
Dorothy Allison has been proclaimed "one of the finest writers of her generation" by the Boston Globe, and "simply stunning" by the New York Times Book Review. Her critically acclaimed fiction, essays, poetry and novels, including Bastard Out of Carolina, Cavedweller, Two or Three Things I Know for Sure, and Skin, have won numerous literary awards, appeared on the New York Times best seller list, and have been successfully adapted into works for the stage and screen.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Kirkland Project at 315-859-4288.
