One of the highlights of the 2018 festival was the world premiere of a ballet based on Jenny Erpenbeck’s short story “Sand,” featuring choreography by Boyko Dossev, original music composed by Joshua Tomlinson, and violin soloist Erika Burns. The performance …
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The 2018 Puterbaugh Festival, March 7–9, 2018, marked the 50th anniversary of the world-famous Puterbaugh tradition at the University of Oklahoma. German author Jenny Erpenbeck visited the OU campus as the 2018 Puterbaugh Fellow. Beginning with an opening-night reception on …
Get a glimpse at all that happened at the 2018 Puterbaugh Festival through these galleries showcasing German writer Jenny Erpenbeck’s visit to the University of Oklahoma campus.
Norman, Okla. – The 2018 Puterbaugh Festival of International Literature and Culture (March 7–9) will mark the 50th anniversary of the world-famous Puterbaugh tradition at the University of Oklahoma when German author Jenny Erpenbeck visits the OU campus. Beginning with …
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Jenny Erpenbeck was born in East Berlin in 1967. After graduating from high school she first trained as a bookbinder before going on to study theatre science and music stage direction. While working as an opera director she debuted with …
Jenny Erpenbeck was born in East Berlin in 1967. After graduating from high school she first trained as a bookbinder before going on to study theatre science and music stage direction. While working as an opera director she debuted with …
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Novelist, poet, essayist, and academic Alain Mabanckou (b. 1966) visited the University of Oklahoma campus from April 6-8 as the 2016 Puterbaugh Fellow. From opening night to the Puterbaugh lecture, OU students participated in a week filled with enriching discussions about literature, translation, and …
Alene Webb Puterbaugh loved Greek mythology, read widely, and was instrumental in funding the Puterbaugh series in perpetuity with a generous endowment from the Puterbaugh Foundation. Read more about her in this tribute featured in the current issue of World Literature …
Alain Mabanckou (b. 1966) is a prolific francophone poet and novelist who has been called “the African Samuel Beckett” and “a novelist of exuberant originality” for his wordplay, philosophical bent, and sometimes sly and often absurd sense of humor. A …
Award-winning Argentinean-Spanish writer and translator Andrés Neuman visited the University of Oklahoma as the marquee writer for the 2014 Puterbaugh Festival of International Literature and Culture, held March 26-28.
The 2014 Puterbaugh Festival came to a close last Friday evening—take a look back at all of this year’s events in the following photo galleries. The 2014 Puterbaugh Banquet The 2014 Keynote with Andrés Neuman A Roundtable Conversation: Reading Andrés …
The 2014 Puterbaugh Festival started with a warm and lively opening night full of poetry, language, and music. Prior to the opening night festivities, Andrés Neuman also spoke with the World Literature Today Book Club.
Award-winning Argentinean-Spanish writer and translator Andrés Neuman will visit the University of Oklahoma as the marquee writer for the 2014 Puterbaugh Festival of International Literature and Culture, which will be held March 26-28. Members of the public are invited to …
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Andrés Neuman (b. 1977, Buenos Aires) is described by Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño as a gifted writer and that “No good reader will fail to perceive in these pages something that can only be found in great literature, that which is written by …
The 2013 festival was an inspiring success, and we’ve compiled moments throughout the week that capture the impact that Maaza Mengiste and Phil Borges had during the four days of events. Watch, enjoy, and then we hope you’ll tune in …
Maaza Mengiste gave her keynote talk this morning to hundreds of high school students in the Norman area. Speaking about the Ethiopian revolution and her book Beneath the Lion’s Gaze, Mengiste spoke with fervor and eloquence and the students flooded …
Last night’s panel discussion over human trafficking was gripping and informative and the screening of Girl Rising was no less incredible. Today, Phil Borges, Yousef Khanfar, Todd Stewart, and Andrew Strout addressed the theme “Why Photography Matters” in a panel moderated by …
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The Media Slam Tuesday night was well attended and featured five students from the OU School of Art & Art History who presented their original works in conjunction with Stirring the Fire and the 2013 Puterbaugh Festival. The theme for the slam …
The 2013 Puterbaugh Festival will celebrate literature and photography, with a spotlight on global women’s issues. The second week of April, World Literature Today—the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture—will welcome Ethiopian writer Maaza Mengiste, the 2013 Puterbaugh …
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Maaza Mengiste‘s critically acclaimed novel Beneath the Lion’s Gaze (2010) was noted by the New York Times as “an important novel, rich in compassion for its anguished characters.” Mengiste was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and graduated with an MFA in creative writing from New …
Conducted by Oklahoma poet laureate Nathan Brown. Invitation only. 10am–noon | Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art View Larger Map
Conducted by Oklahoma poet laureate Nathan Brown. Invitation only. 10am–noon | Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art View Larger Map
7–8:30pm | Meacham Auditorium A panel that includes student activists, victims, and a police officer will discuss human trafficking in Oklahoma and the world, including trafficking via the Internet. Suzette Grillot, dean of OU’s College of International Studies, will provide …
10am–noon | Sandy Bell Auditorium & Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art Phil Borges, Yousef Khanfar, Todd Stewart, and Andrew Strout will engage in a discussion centered on the theme “Why Photography Matters,” moderated by Mark A. White. Afterward, photographer Phil …
1:30–4pm | Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Featuring the Oklahoma premiere of the film Girl Rising, which “uses the power of storytelling and the leverage of strategic partnerships to deliver the message that educating girls in developing nations …
6–7pm | Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art From photography to video to performance art, OU faculty will select twelve students from the OU School of Art & Art History to present their original work in conjunction with Stirring the …
10–11:30am | Nancy O’Brian Center | Norman North High School plus Recognition of the best NPS student work from the photography and literature workshop Maaza Mengiste was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and graduated with an MFA in creative writing from …
2–4pm | OU School of Art & Art History Conducted by Phil Borges & Yousef Khanfar By invitation only View Larger Map
6–8pm | Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art plus a reception in conjunction with the 2nd Friday Circuit of Art The exhibition will be on the 3rd floor mezzanine and reception will be in the Sandy Bell gallery. For over thirty years …
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Puterbaugh Fellows 1968-2018 YEAR PUTERBAUGH FELLOW 1968 Jorge Guillén (Spain) 1969 Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina) 1971 Octavio Paz (Mexico) 1973 Dámaso Alonso (Spain) 1975 Julio Cortázar (Argentina) 1977 Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru) 1979 Yves Bonnefoy (France) 1981 Michel Butor (France) …
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