Association of Marquette University Women: The Distinguished Eleanor H. Boheim Lecture - Creative Writing and the UniversityPresented by Dr. Amina GautierDr. Gautier discusses her work as an author and professor, showcasing her brand-new collection of short stories: The Best That You Can Do.
TUESDAY, FEB. 27
5:30 p.m. Reception6:00 p.m. Lecture Raynor Memorial Libraries, Beaumier Suites1355 W. Wisconsin Ave., Marquette University campus
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Please direct any questions or special needs to Emily Rodecap at emily.rodecap@marquette.edu or (414) 288-7755.
Dr. Amina Gautier is a scholar of 19th-century American literature and an award-winning fiction writer. Since receiving her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, her scholarly essays and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including African American Review, The Cambridge Companion to The American Short Story, Critical Insights: Frederick Douglass, Daedalus, Journal of American History, Libraries and Culture, Nineteenth Century Contexts, and Whitman Noir: Essays on Black America and the Good Grey Poet.
Gautier is the author of four short story collections: At-Risk (2011), Now We Will Be Happy (2014),The Loss of All Lost Things (2016), and The Best That You Can Do (2024).
The Distinguished Eleanor H. Boheim Lecture is generously supported by Mary Boheim Finnigan’s gift to endow the lecture series.
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