Lee to give annual humanities lecture
Thomas “Kris” Lee will give the annual Humanities Teacher of the Year Lecture, titled “Not The Same Old Story: Learning How To Stop So You Can Start,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, on the campus of Mississippi University for Women, Painter Hall, Room 113.
Dr. Kendall Dunkelberg, chair of the Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy, said, “Kris Lee is a well-loved, dynamic speaker and performer. His talk promises to reveal insights into Lee’s creative process and how that informs his teaching.”
Lee is an associate professor of English at The W, where he teaches undergraduate creative writing and playwriting and serves in the graduate programs for the MFA in Creative Writing and the MFA in Theatre Education.
He is the author of numerous plays, including “Paper Thin,” “On How to Accommodate Marlo’s Frying Pan,” “Sindication,” and “Loose Hog.” He is also an accomplished actor and director, winning national community theatre Best Actor awards for his performance in the one-man play “Under the Lintel,” and a poet with two collections “To Square a Circle” and “Scapegoat.”
The Humanities Teacher of the Year Lecture is open to the public. Dunkelberg encouraged campus and community to attend. A reception and question-and-answer period will follow.