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The 2019 Berlin Family Lectures with Teju Cole
"Coming to Our Senses"
Lecture two: "Epiphany"
April 15, 2019
How does literature help inspire epiphany? In the second lecture of the 2019 Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Family Lecture Series, acclaimed author, critic, and photographer Teju Cole uses examples from Romantic, modern, and contemporary literature, including his books Open City and Blind Spot, Cole to explore how writing about the senses leads to epiphany.
This is the second lecture in a three-lecture series presented in the spring of 2019 at the University of Chicago.
Named for Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin, the Berlin Family Lectures bring leading scholars, writers, and creative artists from around the world to the University of Chicago. Each visitor offers an extended series of lectures with the aim of interacting with the university community and developing a book for publication with the University of Chicago Press. Learn more at http://berlinfamilylectures.uchicago.edu.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to humanities@uchicago.edu.
The 2019 Berlin Family Lectures with Teju Cole
"Coming to Our Senses"
Lecture two: "Epiphany"
April 15, 2019
How does literature help inspire epiphany? In the second lecture of the 2019 Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Family Lecture Series, acclaimed author, critic, and photographer Teju Cole uses examples from Romantic, modern, and contemporary literature, including his books Open City and Blind Spot, Cole to explore how writing about the senses leads to epiphany.
This is the second lecture in a three-lecture series presented in the spring of 2019 at the University of Chicago.
Named for Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin, the Berlin Family Lectures bring leading scholars, writers, and creative artists from around the world to the University of Chicago. Each visitor offers an extended series of lectures with the aim of interacting with the university community and developing a book for publication with the University of Chicago Press. Learn more at http://berlinfamilylectures.uchicago.edu.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to humanities@uchicago.edu.
