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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Professor to Discuss Her Book on Native American Literature

October 7, 2008


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MACOMB, IL - - Native American literary voices and the impact of American Indian thinking on interpreting literature will be the subject of a book talk by °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ professor Penelope Myrtle Kelsey, author of the recently published "." Kelsey, who is of Seneca descent and an assistant professor of English and journalism at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼, will discuss her book at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16 in Taylor Hall, located at 121 South Randolph Street.

The event is sponsored by , Western's , the Native American Indian Organization, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Center for Regional Authors in and Kelsey's publisher, the University of Nebraska Press.

The event is open free to the public; refreshments will be provided and a book signing will follow.

For more information please contact Erika Wurth at (309) 298-1212 or ET-Wurth@wiu.edu.

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