Senapati'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. Born in India, Senapati is an assistant professor of English at ABAC.
The lecture at ABAC will be held March 18 at 3 p.m. in Room 202 in the Baldwin Library. The same lecture will also be held at 7 p.m. at the Carrie Dorsey Perry Memorial Library in Nashville. The lectures are open to the public at no charge.
Lahiri is hailed as a fresh young voice who writes about the Indian immigrant's experience in the United States. Her first book, a collection of short stories for which she won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000, is called Interpreter of Maladies.
"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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