Jonis Agee to Discuss 'Writing Nebraska' in March 9 Seminar

WHEN: Tuesday, March 9, 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Dudley Bailey Library, 228 Andrews Hall, 14th & T Streets (extended), City Campus

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 25, 2004 -- Jonis Agee, professor of English and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present "Fences, Snakes, and the Altitude of Dream: Writing Nebraska" at the Plains Humanities Alliance's March 9 seminar on Research and Region.

The seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m., in the Dudley Bailey Library, 228 Andrews Hall, 14th and T streets (extended) on the UNL City Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Agee will discuss and read from a new book of essays she is working on, centered on her purchase of an old farm outside Denton when she returned to Nebraska. Agee has authored a number of books, including four novels, five collections of short fiction (her most recent is a volume of new and selected stories, "Acts of Love on Indigo Road") and two books of poetry. A Nebraska native, she studied at the University of Iowa (B.A.) and the State University of New York at Binghamton (M.A., Ph.D.).

The Research and Region seminar is an outlet for local and visiting scholars to present their research about the Great Plains and other plains regions to faculty, graduate students, and the interested public. The seminar meets several times a semester. Seminar organizers are happy to include presentations of scholars' research-in-progress, including graduate students' dissertation proposals. Forward proposals to John Wunder, Plains Humanities Alliance, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1221 Seaton Hall, Lincoln, Neb., 68588-0692.

The Research and Region colloquium series is sponsored by the Plains Humanities Alliance at UNL.

CONTACT: Deborah Eisloeffel , Plains Humanities Alliance, (402) 472-9478