Pfeiffer's presentation is part of the lecture series, "Literature as a Reflection of Culture." The lecture series is part of the project "Celebrating Cultural Diversity," which is sponsored by ABAC's Division of Humanities. Pfeiffer is a former professor of English at ABAC.
The lecture at ABAC will be held Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. in Room 202 in the Baldwin Library. A lecture will also be held Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Victoria Evans Memorial Library in Ashburn. The lectures are open to the public.
Other lectures in the series include discussions on the writings of Native American author Louise Erdrich, Hispanic author Isabel Allende, and Indian author Jhumpa Lahiri. Each of the lectures will be presented by an ABAC professor at the Baldwin Library and at one of the branch libraries of the Coastal Plain Regional Library.
Sawako (1931-84), who made her literary debut in the mid-1950s, combined literature with social criticism. Her bestselling novel, The Twilight Years, called public attention to the plight of senior citizens, and Compound Pollution aided the cause of environmentalists. She also wrote novels on missile testing, racial discrimination in the United States, and many other social problems.
Pfeiffer served six years on the Georgia Humanities Council and has been project director for several Georgia Humanities Council projects. In 1999, she was project director for a Fulbright-Hays Seminar to Japan.
"Celebrating Cultural Diversity" is a project supported by the Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities and through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly.
For additional information on upcoming events, contact ABAC's Division of Humanities at (229) 386-3250.
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