Purchase College-SUNY in Purchase, New York, will present Lynda Barry in conversation with Professor Robin Lynch on “The Unthinkable Mind: Why Art Persists,” Thursday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 7 p.m. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be available on Zoom and in-person. The in-person event will take place at the Purchase College Humanities Theatre, Humanities Building. Registration is required for both the webinar and in-person formats. Barry has been named this year”™s Roy and Shirley Durst Distinguished Chair in Literature and will be participating in other upcoming events at Purchase College. She is a leading cartoonist, writer, illustrator, playwright and editor. Her comic strip, “Ernie Pook”™s Comeek” is a beloved classic, having been syndicated in alternative weeklies for more than two decades. She has authored 21 books, worked as a commentator for NPR and had a regular monthly feature in “Esquire,” “Mother Jones” magazine, “Mademoiselle” and “Salon.”
“Lynda Barry’s vibrant and original integration of media embodies the Purchase College ideal, bringing together the arts and liberal arts to inspire creativity and understanding,” said Aviva Taubenfeld, associate professor of literature and director of the School of Humanities at Purchase. “As we return to campus after the traumas of the past year and a half, we are honored to have Barry help us draw and write our way back to joy.” ”‹
To register, visit https://purchase.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZMC4UtvSQLygWBBmN1Kr_g.
