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  • From: Henry Mills <wppdirector AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" <percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [percy-l] 2016 Walker Percy Centennial: A Listing of Activities, Discussion Programs, Publications & Newly Available Resources
  • Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 13:52:16 -0500

Dear Percy-L:

In celebration of the centenary of Percy's birth in 2016, this Walker Percy Project/Percy-L post outlines the plethora of public gatherings, online discussion opportunities, publications, academic conferences, and available research collections related to Percy that are currently available or upcoming this year.  Including wherever Percy's works are being read in schools, reading groups,
churches, and by individuals, we can be assured interest in Walker Percy remains strong.

Please re-post and share this compiled list of 20 noteworthy opportunities with others you know and invite them to join our listserv community.  Please also respond to Percy-L with any additional items of community interest you may be aware of that are not listed.

What would Percy himself say of all the fuss? Your guess is as good as mine...  

Enjoy and best Percy wishes!

Henry Mills

Director, Editor, & Percy-L Administrator
The Walker Percy Project

<http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy>
(Website)
<http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l>
(Join Percy-L)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS -- 2016 WALKER PERCY CENTENNIAL LISTING OF OPPORTUNITIES
A. PUBLIC GATHERINGS RELATED TO WALKER PERCY

B. ONLINE DISCUSSION OPPORTUNITIES

C. FORTHCOMING PERCY-RELATED PUBLICATIONS  (2016-2017)

D. ACADEMIC GATHERINGS RELATED TO WALKER PERCY (2016)

E. RESEARCH COLLECTIONS OPPORTUNITIES - WITH A FOCUS ON ARCHIVES HELD AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS

F. WALKER PERCY EDUCATIONAL PROJECT WEBSITE

G. GENERAL MEDIA AND TOPICAL ARTICLE POSTS TO THE PERCY-L COMMUNITY

H. OPEN CALL FOR PERCY NEWS / INVITATION TO HELP BUILD OUR ONLINE DISCUSSION COMMUNITY
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A. PUBLIC GATHERINGS RELATED TO WALKER PERCY
(For All Percy-interested Individuals)

1) - The Walker Percy Center For Writing and Publishing (Loyola University, New Orleans)
(Stages ongoing activities)
Community creative writing classes, a summer high school writing program, and publication projects are offered as ongoing activities at the "Walker Percy Center for Writing and Publishing" at Loyola University, New Orleans.  Read more on the Center's website: <http://www.loyno.edu/wpc/>.

2) - The Walker Percy Weekend (St. Francisville, La.)
(To be held June 3-5, 2016)
"The Walker Percy Weekend" is planning its 3rd year of events to be held in June 2016.  The Weekend features discussion panels, a crawfish boil, and other Percyesque activities in celebration of the man and his work. Read more at <http://www.walkerpercyweekend.org>.

3) - The Walker Percy Serenity Circle Garden and Bronze Statue (St. Tammany Library, Madisonville, La.)
(Forthcoming Installation ceremony, May 12, 2016)
The recently opened St. Tammany Parish Branch Library, Madisonville, recognizes Percy through its Percy Reading Room and its outdoor Serenity Circle Garden. A life-size bronze statue of Percy will be installed in the garden in May 2016. To view a photograph of the Garden, including pictures of the statue in progress, see <http://www.sttammanylibraryfoundation.org/buy-paver/>. For details  about the installation ceremony on May 12, see: <http://www.sttammanylibraryfoundation.org/>.

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B. ONLINE DISCUSSION OPPORTUNITIES
(For All Readers of Percy)

4) - Percy-L Opportunities (Ongoing)
Percy-L is an e-mail based discussion group dedicated to exploring topics related to the work and thought of Walker Percy. Students, general readers, and scholars are all welcome.  In recent past, Percy-L had a vibrant slow reading discussion (chapter by chapter) of "Love in the Ruins." Open proposals by members for another slow reading discussion of a Percy book for summer 2016 are welcome for distribution through the listserv. 
Join Percy-L at: <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l>
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         site:lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ "your-search-term"
(**NOTE: be sure to include a space before "your-search-term" and the hyperlink and also remove the quote marks used in this example)

5) - Public Mentions of Walker Percy on Facebook
(Facebook membership may be required)

All Public Posts: to view all current public posts that Facebook members have made on their individual homepages that mention Percy (including a few misplaced references, including "Johnnie Walker Whiskey," "Percy Sledge," and "Percy Walker," click on the following link: <https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=walker%20percy>

OpenRoadMedia page: a second Facebook page specifically covering Percy as a topic is offered by the e-book publisher OpenRoadMedia: <https://www.facebook.com/WalkerPercy/?fref=ts>

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C. FORTHCOMING PERCY-RELATED PUBLICATIONS  (2016-2017)
(Scholarly Books, Journal, and Photograph Collection)

6) - "Walker Percy's 'The Moviegoer' at Fifty: New Takes on an Iconic American Novel" (LSU Press, April 2016)
A collection of 12 new essays on "The Moviegoer," this volume is co-edited by Jennifer Levasseur and Mary A. McCay. The book's description is viewable at: <http://lsupress.org/books/detail/walker-percys-the-moviegoer-at-fifty>.

7) - "Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science" (Early to mid-2016)
"Zygon Journal" will publish during the first half of 2016 a compilation of Percy-related essays treating the relationship of science and religion in Percy's works, edited by Leslie Marsh. Information about the journal is viewable at: <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-9744>.

8) - "Walker Percy: Daylight and Dark" (Photograph collection slated for publication in 2016)
This one-of-a-kind photograph collection documenting Percy by photographer Christopher Harris will be published in 2016 in recognition of the centenary of Percy's birth.  For future availability, contact Christopher Harris directly via: <chris.harris AT mtsu.edu> or through the website <http://www.christopherrharris.com/contact.cfm>.

9) - "Walker Percy as Philosopher" (as book thematic topic) (LSU Press, 2017)
Forthcoming in 2017, LSU Press will publish a new collection of essays focusing strictly on Percy-as-philosopher from a variety of scholars, as edited by Leslie Marsh.  As a special component, the book will feature George Rodrigue's 1982 portrait of Percy. Watch the LSU Press website for future details: <http://lsupress.org>.

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D. ACADEMIC GATHERINGS RELATED TO WALKER PERCY (2016)
(Of Primary Interest to Percy Scholars)

10) - 2016 Southeast Christianity & Literature Conference on Walker Percy
(Montreat College, NC) (April 28-30, 2016)
The conference will be dedicated to Percy's literature as held on the campus of Montreat College, NC.  More information is available at: <https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/percy-l/2015-August/002040.html>, or for the most current information, contact Pr. Rich Gray, organizer, directly at <rgray AT montreat.edu>.

11) - Call for Papers: Walker Percy Society, 2016 American Literature Association Conference
(San Francisco, May 26-29, 2016)
The Walker Percy Society invites paper proposals for its session at the 27th Annual ALA Conference.  More details are available at <https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/percy-l/2016-January/002071.html>, or for the most current information, contact Pr. Benjamin B. Alexander, WP Society contact, directly at <balexander AT franciscan.edu>.

12) - Recap: Recent 2015 Academic Sessions
For those interested, recent past academic sessions on Percy include:
- The American Literature Association (ALA) held a "Place and Race in Percy and Welty" session at its 2015 Symposium conference in New Orleans (Sept. 10-12).
- The South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) held a Walker Percy session at its 2015 conference in Durham, NC (November 13-15). 
**NOTE: attendees of conferences featuring Percy sessions are always welcome to post recap summaries to Percy-L following a conference.

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E. RESEARCH COLLECTIONS OPPORTUNITIES - WITH A FOCUS ON ARCHIVES HELD AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS
(For Scholars and Others Who Have Interest)

The Special Collections Library at Monroe Library, Loyola University, New Orleans, offers several new and existing collections related to Percy that are ripe for biographical and literary discovery about him for existing and upcoming scholars.  Full collection descriptions are available through the below links or through the search form on the department's main website: <http://library.loyno.edu/research/speccoll/>.
**NOTE: A permanent descriptive listing of Percy-related collections and links to them, including those at UNC-Chapel Hill and UT-Austin, is available on the Walker Percy Educational Project website at <http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/collections/collections.html>.  

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, COLLECTIONS INCLUDE:
(If needed, cut and paste each link in your browser)
13) - "Walker Percy Collection" (Donated by Percy family)
The Special Collections Library contains a sizable cache of resources donated by the Percy family following the death of Mary Townsend "Bunt" Percy, Percy's wife, in 2012.  The materials comprise 10 boxes covering the period 1945-2000. The collection description is located at:
  https://loyno.louislibraries.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=857228{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER


14) - "Patrick Samway, S.J. Collection"
This Loyola, NO, collection includes the research materials Patrick Samway, S.J., gathered for the writing of his Percy biography, among materials related to other writers of the South. The 2014 announcement of the collection is viewable at <http://library.loyno.edu/blog/?p=3528>.  The announcement includes a photograph of Samway and Percy at their first meeting in 1978 at the Percy home. To read the Samway collection description, visit: <https://loyno.louislibraries.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=857097{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER>.

15) - Correspondence Collections & Other Materials Related to Percy (John Kennedy Toole)
The Special Collections Library at Loyola also houses numerous and varied correspondence collections involving Percy, as well as the "John Kennedy Toole Manuscript." The catalog listings of these collections and their descriptions are located at:
 https://loyno.louislibraries.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Percy%20and%20(^h21)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER

 
16) - Permanent Descriptive Listings of All Percy-related Collections (from multiple universities)
As noted above, bookmark the Walker Percy Educational Project at the following page for a permanent, central listing of all Percy-related collections: <http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/collections/collections.html>.

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F. WALKER PERCY EDUCATIONAL PROJECT WEBSITE
(For Students, General Readers, and Scholars)

17) - The Walker Percy Project Website Redesign and Expansion
The Project website is undergoing a redesign as a central, organized online collection of Percy resources for all readers of Percy, students, general readers, and scholars.  New essays, book descriptions, and media resources will be included.  Please support our volunteer-based project by purchasing your Percy books (for yourself or as gifts for others) through the Project's bookstore link on the homepage: <http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy#bookstore>.

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G. GENERAL MEDIA AND TOPICAL ARTICLE POSTS TO THE PERCY-L COMMUNITY
(For Students, General Readers, and Scholars)

18) - Submit General Media Articles Information and Comments for Listserv Discussion
Percy-L members are encouraged to submit information and commentary about general media or topical articles involving Percy that they encounter for the benefit of the community, alongside those periodically distributed by the list administrator.

Article of Note: one article of note that was not earlier posted to the community observes the passing of Bunt Percy on September 6, 2012 as printed in The Times-Picayune: "Mary Townsend Percy, widow of writer Walker Percy, dies at 90".  The article is available at: <http://www.nola.com/books/index.ssf/2012/09/mary_townsend_percy_widow_of_w.html>.
Join Percy-L at: <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l>
Submit Posts (members only): <percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Archives: <https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/percy-l>

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H. OPEN CALL FOR PERCY NEWS / INVITATION TO HELP BUILD OUR ONLINE DISCUSSION COMMUNITY
(For All Members of Percy-L)

19) - Submit Percy News
All Percy-L members (and any wishing to join our listserv community) are invited to share Percy news and opportunities with the list on a rolling basis. News you wish to have distributed may also be submitted to <wppdirector AT gmail.com>.  (Please contact the list administrator first if you have a Percy-related marketing post.)

20) - Encourage New Percy-L Membership
Please forward information about Percy-L, if not all of the above activities, to all you know who may be interested and invite them to join the Percy-L community to contribute to our Percy discussion.  New members may join at: <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l>.

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SPECIAL FINAL NOTE OF THANKS TO THE IBIBLIO NETWORK OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
*****The Walker Percy Educational Project would like to acknowledge and express thanks to the Ibiblio Network at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for hosting Percy-L and the Project's website.  Thank you, Ibiblio! *****

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