Скачать или смотреть Author Megan Mayhew Bergman Discusses "Fiction as an Agent of Social Change"

Author Megan Mayhew Bergman delivered a lecture, entitled "Fiction as an Agent of Social Change," at Southern Vermont College on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Free and open to the public, the lecture took place in the College's Everett Theatre at 2:10 p.m.

"Many -- if not nearly all -- novels present some form of social critique," according to Bergman, "though some works tackle social issues in more overt fashion." In her lecture, Bergman discussed the importance and risks of writing socially-conscious work. She addressed questions about why authors take on social issues, how, and to what varying levels of success, and she asked what aspiring writers might need to keep in mind for socially-conscious works. A reception and book signing followed in the Burgdorff Gallery, where attendees spoke with Bergman who will also signed copies of her recently released book, Birds of a Lesser Paradise. This event was the second lecture in the College's 2012-2013 "Look Within, See Beyond: Stories of Empowerment and Change" Lecture Series.