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Lounge
on Oxford's Courthouse Square, from which William
Faulkner drew inspiration.
Enjoy a picnic under the ancient trees at his
beloved family home, Rowan Oak. Visit the Nobel
Prize-winning writer’s church and gravesite.
And for five days, revel in the wisdom of more
than a dozen internationally known scholars at
the 31st annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference,
July 25-29, 2004.
“It’s easy to attend,” said Carolyn
Vance Smith of Natchez, a longtime Elderhostel
program provider and member of the of the Center
Advisory Committee. “Just register through
Elderhostel, an internationally recognized leader
in educational travel for adults 55 or older
or traveling with someone 55 or older. We’ll
handle all arrangements for you.”
The 2004
conference will examine the theme “Faulkner
and Material Culture.” Faulkner's life,
home, clothes, transportation, work, sport, food,
and drink were sources and products of his creative
power. “Whether you are a general reader
or a scholar, you will love these days on what
Faulkner called his ‘postage stamp of native
soil,’” Smith said.
Special Elderhostel-only
sessions will be led by Faulkner experts. To
register, call toll-free to Elderhostel headquarters
in Boston (877-426-8056) and ask for program
number 5760-0725. The rate of $832 per person
includes all conference fees, four nights’ lodging
at the Triplett Alumni Center Hotel (double occupancy),
all meals, and local transportation. A limited
number of single-occupancy rooms are available
at extra cost.
For more information, call Smith
at 601-446-1208, e-mail her at carolyn.smith@colin.edu,
or check out the Web site www.elderhostel.org.
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Interhostel
Program for 2004 Faulkner Conference Participants
The University of Mississippi is recognized
as a preeminent institution in the study
of the
South. Its archives and museums contain the
original works
and papers of Mississippi’s own William
Faulkner. Explore the relationship between
the real world
in which Faulkner lived and the world of his
fiction while expanding your knowledge of this
unique and
vibrant part of U.S. culture.
The five-day conference includes dramatic
readings from Faulkner’s fiction; lectures
examining the South’s history and politics
from the antebellum period to that of the
New South; curate-guided
tour and picnic on the grounds of William
Faulkner’s
home, Rowan Oak; excursion to Holly Springs,
Mississippi, to explore antebellum homes,
art, and Southern
architecture; guided tour of the University
campus, including the Center for the Study
of Southern
Culture; free time to enjoy the gracious
hospitality of the University and Oxford;
closing banquet
at a renowned restaurant in Taylor, Mississippi;
evening
films.
The cost is $1,195 per person double occupancy;
add $395 for a single supplement.
Registration is open to anyone interested.
Preregistration is required. For more information,
contact Interhostel
at Ole Miss, Office of Professional Development
and Noncredit Education, E. F. Yerby Conference
Center, Post Office Box 879, The University
of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-0879;
call 662-915-7036;
or visit our Web site (www.outreach.olemiss.edu).
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