The Beck Lecture Series will host Steven Mailloux to discuss the relations of knowledge, power and performance from an interdisciplinary perspective. He is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Slayter Hall Auditorium (200 Ridge Road). The lecture is free and open to the public.

Mailloux is English Chancellor Professor of Rhetoric at the University of California, Irvine. He has published three books, including “Reception Histories: Rhetoric, Pragmatism, and American Cultural Politics,” “Rhetorical Power,” “Interpretive Conventions: The Reader in the Study of American Fiction.” His research interests range from the history and theories of rhetoric to contemporary critical theory to the study of the United States culture.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—The Beck Lecture Series presents Steven Mailloux; 7 p.m., Tues., Feb. 24, Slayter Hall Auditorium (200 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact 740-587-5364.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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