McKay Jenkins opens lecture series Nov. 17

McKay Jenkins

3:50 p.m., Oct. 9, 2003--On Monday, Nov. 17, McKay Jenkins, UD associate professor of English, will launch the 2003-04 Scholar in the Library Series with a lecture entitled, “Breathing Life into History: Mining Archives for Storytelling Gold.”

The lecture, which will be held from noon-1 p.m. in Morris Library’s Class of 1941 Lecture Room, will explore Jenkins’ use of archives in his three nonfiction books and will include a question-and-answer session. In addition, copies of Jenkins’ books will be available for purchase.

McKay Jenkins is a journalist and scholar of American literature, specializing in environmental studies, nonfiction writing and the history and literature of race relations. He is the author of “The South in Black and White: Race, Sex and Literature in the 1940s,” “The White Death: Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone” and “The Last Ridge,” a book on World War II’s elite 10th Mountain Division, published in September.

The Scholar in the Library Series is sponsored by the Professional Development Committee of the University of Delaware Assembly of Professional Staff. The free event is open to the public and will include light refreshments. Brown bag lunches also are welcome. For more information on the series and upcoming lectures, call 831-2231.

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