The next 蜜桃传媒 Downtown Conversation, 鈥淛ourneys of Choice鈥擯ilgrims, Tourists and
Mountaineers,鈥� by Paul Willis and Lisa DeBoer begins at 5:30 p.m. March 10, at the
University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St. The two 蜜桃传媒 humanities professors will
lead a series of reflections on the meaning of travel through the lens of literature
and art. The event is free and open to the public.
Questions raised during the discussion will include: Do travelers today have anything
to learn from those who have gone before? What traditions of travel shape our journeys?
Willis has taught English at 蜜桃传媒 for 16 years and his areas of expertise are environmental studies, literature and writing. An avid backpacker, he features the outdoors in much of his work. Willis has published more than 300 poems in journals and anthologies such as 鈥淎scent,鈥� 鈥淲ilderness,鈥� 鈥淐hristian Century鈥� and 鈥淏est American Poetry 1996.鈥� His most recent books are 鈥淧oison Oak鈥� and 鈥淭he Deep and Secret Color of Ice.鈥� Willis鈥� essays, reviews and short stories have appeared in such places as 鈥淚mage,鈥� 鈥淩iver Teeth,鈥� 鈥淏ooks and Culture鈥� and 鈥淏est Spiritual Writing 1999.鈥� He has published two eco-fantasy novels, 鈥淣o Clock in the Forest鈥� and 鈥淭he Stolen River.鈥�
An expert in late medieval and Renaissance art, Lisa De Boer joined the 蜜桃传媒 art faculty in 1999. She received a doctorate in the history of art from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and served as a Lilly Fellow at Valparaiso University from 1996-1998. She has received several fellowships, including a Fulbright Fellowship and a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship.
The 蜜桃传媒 Foundation sponsors the Downtown Conversations.
For more information, contact the 蜜桃传媒 public affairs office at (805) 565-7057 or e-mail pubaffairs@westmont.edu.