| March 2, 2001
Workshop opportunities for students and teachers at Delta Blues Symposium Arkansas State University’s Department of English and Philosophy announces four workshops as part of Delta Blues Symposium VII: Music and Arts in the Delta. The workshops will target fiction writers, high school teachers who want to develop websites, college teachers hoping to integrate Delta materials into their classes, and photographers. All four require pre-enrollment by March 1. The workshops will take place Saturday morning, March 31, from 8:30 until 10:45. Applicants should send name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address if available to Delta Symposium Workshops, Department of English and Philosophy, PO Box 1890, State University, AR 72467. Applications may be faxed to 870-972-3045 or e-mailed to delta@toltec.astate.edu. Lewis Nordan, professor in the creative writing program at the University of Pittsburgh, will conduct the workshop for fiction writers. Nordan is author of numerous books with Delta settings, including "Boy with a Loaded Gun," "The Sharpshooter Blues," and "Wolf Whistle." Writers should submit a 5-10 sample of their work with their application. The workshop for high school teachers will be presented by Nancy Jacobs of Starkville, Miss., High School. Jacobs has developed the award-winning web site, "The Mississippi Writers and Musicians Project: Celebrating a State’s Cultural Heritage." The site may be accessed at shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians. Her workshop is sponsored by the ASU Center for Learning Technologies and the College of Education. Applicants for this workshop should include institution and grade-level in their applications. William Wiggins Jr., Chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Indiana University, and Gloria Gibson, vice-chancellor for multicultural affairs at Indiana, will direct the workshop for college and community college teachers. They will focus on incorporating Delta literature and film into courses in a variety of disciplines. Bruce West, professor of art and design at Southwest Missouri State University, will conduct the workshop on photography. West’s own photographic work has highlighted Delta subjects. This workshop is supported, in part, by the Department of Art and the College of Communications. For additional information on these workshops and other components of Delta Blues Symposium VII, contact the ASU Department of English and Philosophy at 870-972-3043. # # # |
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