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Legends & Stories: The Changing Ecology of the Great Plains
… on the resilience of ecosystems, particularly in the Great Plains, and understanding the legacies fire leaves on … explores the appearance of the railroad in American literature, focusing on how the railroad changed conceptions …
Posted: 02/08/2019
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Willa Cather's Red Cloud
… Nebraska is not just a destination. It’s a place where literature and culture merge with the pleasures of a quiet … the night sky. Take a walk (and bring a picnic) amidst the great ocean of land that rolls around you. Listen only to … Red Cloud with a fresh idea of Willa Cather and the Great Plains. Come witness the sites and sounds that changed …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/05/2024
How to Tell a War Story: Hemingway and Cather In Conversation
… Cather and Ernest Hemingway share many early influences—a Great Plains upbringing, early journalistic experience, and … of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Master's degree in American literature and creative writing, with a specialization in …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/07/2023
Meet our 2023 Humanities Interns!
… prairie and farmland around Red Cloud, and being close to nature. Since arriving in Red Cloud he has increased his … perfect summer would be spent delving into her life in the place Cather grew up. “ While at the National Willa Cather … • The next application process will take place in spring 2024. …
Posted: 07/07/2023
Last Updated: 07/07/2023
68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… life and legacy here in Nebraska. Just as Cather wrote about the "certain qualities of feeling and imagination" … Officer Richard Millington (Speaker), Smith College In the Opera House: The Bel Canto Duo Image Bel Canto Duo The Bel Canto …
Posted: 06/08/2022
Last Updated: 05/31/2023
Press Room
… that follow for contact information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing relevance, links to our social media, and the work of the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Contact … D.C. Willa Cather (1873-1947) is an author of complex American stories, Cather wrote from a perspective and in a …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023
Cranes & Cather: Migration in Life and Literature
… | 6am - 8pm National Willa Cather Center 425 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Join us Friday, … Twyla Hansen, former state poet of Nebraska and author of Rock • Tree • Bird , and a short lecture by biologist Larkin Powell, who …
Posted: 02/18/2020
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
63rd annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Spring Conference Thursday, May 31, 2018 | 12am - Saturday, Jun 2, … 100 Years of My Ántonia Red Cloud, NE | May 31–June 2, 2018 Conference registration has closed. However, the following …
Posted: 08/22/2017
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Tracy Sanford Tucker
… of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Master's degree in American literature and creative writing, with a specialization in Great Plains Studies. She is an Affiliate Fellow of the Center for …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 04/17/2023
"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… depart Red Cloud with a fresh idea of Willa Cather and the Great Plains. Come witness the sites and sounds that changed American literature. Take a detour from the scramble of urbanity and …
Posted: 09/18/2019
Last Updated: 03/21/2023