-Reading and writing the West: explorers, adventurers
and civilizers’ is the title of an intensive two-week course July
17-29 at the University of Nevada, Reno. Designed for teachers and
others who want to learn about Western problems and issues from an
interdisciplinary perspective, the course will explore the Truckee
River Basin from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. College credit is
available. The class meets at the same time as the Great Basin
Chautauqua in Reno, a four-day jamboree with performances by
contemporary scholars playing historical Western figures, as well
as lectures and policy debates. For more information, contact
Stephen Tchudi, Department of English (702/784-7655), or Stephen
Lafer, Curriculum and Instruction (702/7845-4961), University of
Nevada, Reno, NV 89557. For a chautauqua schedule, contact the
Nevada Humanities Committee, P.O. Box 8029, Reno, NV 89507
(702/784-6587).
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Reading the West.
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