Oregon Humanities Authors to Read at Broadway Books
R. Gregory Nokes, Christine Dupres, and Scott Nadelson will read their essays recently published in Oregon Humanities magazine.
22 June 2010 | Permalink
The written word will become the spoken word as Oregon authors* R. Gregory Nokes, Christine Dupres, and Scott Nadelson read from their essays published in the Spring 2010 issue of Oregon Humanities magazine on the theme of “Look.” Oregon Humanities magazine, a triannual publication, is published by Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities).
The reading, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. at Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, Portland. A question and answer period will follow.
R. Gregory Nokes will read from “What remains,” an excerpt from the book Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Canyon. Nokes has worked as a reporter and editor for the Associated Press and the Oregonian. His reporting about the Hells Canyon incident has resulted in a formal designation of the massacre site as Chinese Massacre Cove.
Christine Dupres will read from “Seen though Not Heard,” an essay about finding an unspoken link to her Cowlitz and Cree heritage. Dupres is the former director of the Office of Sustainability and Community Engagement at the Native American Youth and Family Center.
Scott Nadelson will read from his essay, “Go Ahead and Look,” which praises forbidden looking as a profound and transformative experience. Nadelson is an award-winning writer and Willamette University professor. His most recent book is _The Cantor’s Daughter. _
Oregon Humanities magazine examines topics of broad public interest from a variety of perspectives and approaches. Recent issues of this publication have focused on stuff, nostalgia, and civility. Through good and thoughtful writing, Oregon Humanities magazine enriches our understanding of important subjects and stimulates conversation and reflection among readers, their friends, families, colleagues, and neighbors.
Oregon Humanities connects Oregonians to ideas that transform communities. More information about our programs and publications, which include the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Teacher Institutes, Happy Camp, Public Program Grants, Responsive Program Grants, and Oregon Humanities magazine, can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.
- Please note: Author Karen Karbo is unable to attend (updated on Friday, July 9, 2010).
