Special Collections and the Center for Gaming Research welcome Eadington Gaming Fellow, Richard Williams
A cultural historian with a background in Classics and Art History, Richard has held teaching and research posts at universities including Newcastle and Glasgow, and has published on Greek drama and French revolutionary art. He has also co-curated exhibitions in both of these fields.
Currently Richard is working on genetic criticism of Erle Stanley Gardner’s A.A. Fair novels, arising from study of the manuscripts at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, as a visiting Research Fellow in 2011-12, and has given presentations on this work at a number of recent international conferences.
Why he’s coming:
“I am interested in researching Erle Stanley Gardner’s novels with Las Vegas settings; archival material from Binion’s casino concerning the early years of the World Series of Poker.”
Please Join Us for His Symposium Talk: Friday, May 30, 3 PM in the Goldfield Room, Lied Library, UNLV Campus: "Erle Stanley Gardner in Las Vegas."
