The Virtual Writing University Archive

The Virtual Writing University Archive is a collection of recordings of literary readings, panel discussions, and lectures around The University of Iowa and Iowa City. You may search or browse these recordings to find those you want to hear. The Writing University Archive is a project of the School of Library and Information Science in collaboration with the writing community at Iowa.

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Curtis White Reading

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Curtis White reads from the introduction of his book The Middle Mind: Why Americans Don’t Think for Themselves, a non-fiction piece critical of contemporary American imagination, intellectual life and culture.

In: International Writing Program Archive

Authors: Curtis White

Date Recorded: September 02, 2003

Program: Live From Prairie Lights

Format: reading

Contributors: Julie Englander

Topics: Wallace Stevens; American literary canon; academia; Charlie Rose; National Public Radio

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