October 8 to 10, 2009
The 50th Anniversary of Naked Lunch: A Three-Day Conference

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Thursday, October 8, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
"The Children of Burroughs: The Legacy of Naked Lunch Among New York Artists"

Panel discussion with Robert Fitterman, Lytle Shaw, Jurgen Ploog, and Penny Arcade. Moderated by Marvin J. Taylor.

The Fales Library & Special Collections
New York University
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, 3rd Floor
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

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Friday, October 9, 2009
"Fifty Years of Naked Lunch: From the Interzone to the Archive...and Back"

Columbia University
Faculty House, 3rd Floor
400 West 117th Street
New York City

1:00 p.m. Keynote Address
"From Dr. Mabuse to Doc Benway: The Myths and Manuscripts of Naked Lunch"
Oliver Harris
Professor of American Literature and American Studies, Keele University

2:30 p.m. Short Papers

"William S. Burroughs: The Writer as Avant-Garde Archivist"
Isaac Gewirtz
Curator of the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, New York Public Library

"Manifestations, Multiple Versions, and Showstoppers: Collecting the Various Guises of Naked Lunch"
Brian E. C. Schottlaender
Audrey Geisel University Librarian, University of California, San Diego

"Honing the Word Hoard: Kerouac, Tangier, and Naked Lunch"
Regina Weinreich
Professor in Humanities & Sciences, School of Visual Arts, New York City

4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion

"From the Bunker and Beyond: First-hand Encounters with William S. Burroughs & Naked Lunch"

Barry Miles
Author; Visiting Fellow, Liverpool School or Art and Design, John Moores University

Bradford Morrow
Novelist; Editor, Conjunctions; Professor of Literature, Bard College

Barney Rosset
Publisher, Evergreen Review and founding publisher, Grove Press

Moderated by Ann Douglas
Parr Professor of Comparative Literature, Columbia University

6:00 p.m. Reception and Exhibition Viewing
"Naked Lunch: The First Fifty Years"

Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Butler Library, 6th Floor, East)
535 West 114th Street

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Saturday, October 10, 2009, 3:30 to 8:00 p.m.
An evening of film and performances, including a screening of excerpts from The Beat Hotel, a new documentary by Alan Govenar

School of Visual Arts
Little Theater at SVA Theatre
333 West 23rd Street
New York City

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