Has our culture’s begrudging acceptance of ghostwriting paved the way for everyone — not just the rich and famous — to offload the hard work of writing? A USC English professor shares her thoughts.
The commitment from a longtime friend of the institute supports public outreach and partnerships with professionals outside academia.
The annual award, presented by USC Libraries, honors the year’s most accomplished adaptation of the written word for the screen, including both film and television.
Actor Titus Welliver will present the award at Saturday’s star-studded ceremony on the University Park Campus.
As Avatar: Fire and Ash sets box office records worldwide, the process by which USC Dornsife alumnus Paul Frommer created the Na’vi language still resonates.
“You can’t always rely on relatives,” USC Dornsife’s Karen Tongson says.
It’s a bit of a paradox, USC Dornsife Emily Anderson notes: Readers often look like they’re all alone, and yet, “you’re with these characters, you’re with the author, you’re in another world.”
The English professor’s novel James offers a searing retelling of a Mark Twain classic — and has now earned fiction’s highest honor.
The English professor’s novel James offers a searing retelling of a Mark Twain classic — and has now earned fiction’s highest honor.
PHOTO GALLERY: Tens of thousands turn out on the USC University Park Campus for the nation’s largest literary festival.
