COLLEGE HOSTS LEGENDARY CARTOONIST

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.