English Professor to Discuss Relationship Between Words and Visual Images in Lecture at William Paterson University Library on December 5

James Hauser, a professor of English at William Paterson University and a photographer, will discuss the relationship between words and pictures during a lecture at the University in Wayne on Sunday, December 5 at 2 p.m. in the Cheng Library Auditorium. Admission is free. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the David and Lorraine Cheng Library; a reception will follow the lecture.

The lecture is titled “Camera Lucida: How the Photograph Speaks.” “We often declare that a picture is worth a thousand words,” Hauser says. “My talk will focus on what this statement might mean. How do pictures speak to us, and what kinds of things do they say?” Hauser will examine pictures and words from daily life, including images from the news, famous and not-so-famous art photos and ordinary family photographs.

Hauser, who joined the William Paterson faculty in 1971, teaches courses in film studies and modern American and British literature. He is also the director of the University's Writing Across the Curriculum program, which offers writing roundtables and workshops for faculty who wish to integrate writing-intensive activities into their courses in various disciplines. A popular teacher and speaker, he was chosen in 1991 to represent William Paterson at the American Association for Higher Education Forum on Exemplary Teaching at its annual meeting.

In addition to his academic interest in literature and the visual image, Hauser has developed his own avocation as a photographer and his photographs are included in a number of public and private collections. He holds a doctorate in British and American literature and comparative literature from the University of Pennsylvania.

For additional information, call the David and Lorraine Cheng Library at William Paterson University at 973-720-2113.

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