16 Febbraio 2009
Wendell Berry to Speak at UNISG’s Pollenzo Campus
On Tuesday, February 17, the American poet, essayist, and farmer, Wendell Barry, will speak in the Aula Magna of the University of Gastronomic Sciences’ Pollenzo campus. The even will take place at 10:00 am.
Berry’s career has followed a unique path: in 1964, after studying literature, he undertook the management of a farm. Always staying close to agriculture, he taught English in New York, traveled in Europe, and became a professor at the University of Kentucky. His was a veritable return to the earth, now having primarily dedicated himself to agricultural activities, as well as being a prolific author.
The themes Berry holds closest are those of local economics, the value of community, traditional knowledge, manual work, and ecological sustainability. Among his various works are The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture, What Are People For, and The Art of Commonplace.
For more on Wendell Barry, go to http://www.brtom.org/wb/berry.html
For more information:
Communications Office
comunicazione@unisg.it
tel. 0172/458 507 – 0172/458 505
fax. 0172/458 550
