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Linda LeGarde Grover, an Ojibwe Indian and professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, will present a lecture, “When the Kettle Jumped into the Fire: Windigo Presence in Ojibwe Prose and Poetry,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, in Ledbetter Hall, Room D in UALR’s Donaghey Student Center. The presentation is … Cooper Lecture Features Native Professor

Benjamin Alire Saenz will talk on “How Mexico Haunts My Imagination” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in Ledbetter Hall Room A in the Donaghey Student Center. His presentation is hosted by UALR’s William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program in English.

Six creative writers enrolled in UALR’s William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program were able to attend the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Denver earlier this month, providing them with an opportunity to see and hear authors of national and international stature.

The William G. Cooper, Jr. Lecture Series will present a discussion with Filmmaker Jeff Sewald, along with a screening of his film “Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries” at 7 p.m. April 15 in Engel Hall of the Bailey Alumni Center.

Lucha Corpi, a Mexican-born poet, novelist, and children’s book writer will discuss her work Friday, April 9, in conjunction with this weekend’s Arkansas Literary Festival.

The Department of English and the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will present the 2010 Shakespeare Scene Festival March 17 and 18 at the University Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts.

A recently published book by UALR Professor Zabelle Stodola examines a deadly confrontation between European Americans and Dakota Indians during the time of the Civil War by focusing on the writings of people taken captive during the conflict.

Dr. Lillian Nayder, an expert on Charles Dickens and currently the chair of English at Bates College in Maine, will present a public lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, on the marriage of the novelist and his wife.

Eleanor Mapes Orts Francis, an English professor at UALR for more than 33 years, died Oct. 20 in San Marcos, Texas. She was 96.

Professor Scott Laderman, author of “Tours of Vietnam: War, Travel Guides, and Memory” published this year, will present a lecture “Approaching War: Hollywood and Vietnam 1929-1964” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Donaghey Student Center’s Room D.