Category: Guest Speaker

SF1185: Guest Speaker Juliet Grames

Award-winning author Juliet Grames visited Olivia Kate Cerrone’s SF1185 “The Socially-Conscious Storyteller” class on December 5th, 2022, to discuss her historical novel The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna, which involves themes of patriarchal oppression, trauma, immigration and women’s rights. Grames gave a compelling and interactive PowerPoint presentation, discussing her research and inspiration for… Read More SF1185: Guest Speaker Juliet Grames

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SF H182: A Visit from Comic Artist Karl Stevens

Boston comics artist Karl Stevens visited Wyatt Bonikowski’s SF H182 “Heroes, Antiheroes, and Outsiders” class on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, to speak about his work and to demonstrate his process of making comics. He spoke about his beginnings as an independent comics artist: self-publishing his first book, landing a weekly strip in the Boston Phoenix,… Read More SF H182: A Visit from Comic Artist Karl Stevens

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SF1185: Guest Speaker Marco Rafala

Olivia Cerrone’s SF1185 “The Socially-Conscious Storyteller” class welcomed guest speaker Marco Rafala on April 26 to discuss his historical novel How Fires End, which deals with the legacy of intergenerational trauma, WW2, and immigration. Students engaged with Rafala through Zoom and enjoyed an interactive Powerpoint presentation, video, and Q&A discussion forum.

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SF1185: Guest Speaker Christopher Castellani

Writer Christopher Castellani visited Olivia Cerrone’s SF1185 and SFH1185 — “The Socially-Conscious Storyteller” — on November 30 to discuss his book Leading Men, which was read by both classes. The students discussed Castellani’s novel, the creative process and academic revision, and the value of writing and literature in general. Castellani is the author of four novels,… Read More SF1185: Guest Speaker Christopher Castellani

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