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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) __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS -- 2016 WALKER PERCY CENTENNIAL LISTING OF OPPORTUNITIES A. PUBLIC GATHERINGS RELATED TO WALKER PERCY__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 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) __________________________________________________________ B. ONLINE DISCUSSION OPPORTUNITIES (For All Readers of Percy) 4) - Percy-L Opportunities (Ongoing) __________________________________________________________ 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) __________________________________________________________ D. ACADEMIC GATHERINGS RELATED TO WALKER PERCY (2016) (Of Primary Interest to Percy Scholars) 10) - 2016 Southeast Christianity & Literature Conference on Walker Percy __________________________________________________________ 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) __________________________________________________________ F. WALKER PERCY EDUCATIONAL PROJECT WEBSITE (For Students, General Readers, and Scholars) 17) - The Walker Percy Project Website Redesign and Expansion __________________________________________________________ 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 __________________________________________________________ H. OPEN CALL FOR PERCY NEWS / INVITATION TO HELP BUILD OUR ONLINE DISCUSSION COMMUNITY (For All Members of Percy-L) 19) - Submit Percy News __________________________________________________________ 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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