Source: Memorial University of Newfoundland http://www.mun.ca/marcomm/news/index.php?includefile=showitem.php&id=1331 As a living memorial to those who fought in the first and second world wars, Memorial University of Newfoundland pays special attention to Remembrance Day.November 8, 2006 A leading authority on the writing of poet E. J. Pratt and how oral traditions influence literature will deliver Memorial University’s 2006 Pratt Lecture. Dr. Susan Gingell will explore the use of regional vernacular and other noise when she delivers her talk, called Towards an Aesthetic of Noise: Writing the Oral in the Canadian Context on Friday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. in the Reid Theatre, Arts and Administration Building, on the St. John’s campus. Free parking will be available in Lot 15. All are welcome to attend. - 30 - For more information please contact Dr. Christopher Lockett at 737-7699 or clockett@mun.ca.
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