Gary Richards is Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication at the University of Mary Washington. He routinely offers the courses Southern Literature, Modern American Fiction, and Contemporary American Fiction and has taught special topics courses in American humor and post-World War II American drama. He has also offered senior seminars on William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, and the literature of New Orleans. He is the author of Lovers and Beloveds: Sexual Otherness in Southern Fiction, 1936-1961.

Schedule

9:00 am to 9:45 am
Outside Museum, North Tent
One Book, One Festival: A Trio of Kate Chopin Stories –"At the 'Cadien Ball," "La Belle Zoraide," and "Athenaise"

Noon to 12:45 pm
Outside Museum, North Tent
The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfield, Visionary of Weimar Berlin
Daniel Brook with moderator Gary Richards

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