Politics of Health in the US South: Keynote: Jesmyn Ward (March 18th, 2016)

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Politics of Health in the US South: Keynote: Jesmyn Ward 
The Narratives and Poetics of the US South
March 18th, 2016
Day 2, 10:00-11:30am
Introduction: Tony Earley (English, Vanderbilt University)
Keynote: Jesmyn Ward (Tulane; winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2016 Strauss Living for Literary Excellence prize)
Response and readings: Students from the MFA program
- Tiana Clark (MFA Student, Vanderbilt University)
- Kelsey Norris (MFA Student, Vanderbilt University)
Responsa: Kate Daniels (Creative Writing, Vanderbilt University)

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