Rare Books and Manuscripts Library
William S. Burroughs, City College of New York Lecture, February 15, 1974
Public DepositedCredit Line
- William S. Burroughs Papers, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University
Details
- Title
- William S. Burroughs, City College of New York Lecture, February 15, 1974
- Alternative Title
- Tape C
- Creator
- Contributor
- Language
- Resource Type
- Genre
- Date Created
- February 15, 1974
- Permanent Link
- Unit
Description
- Summary
- In 1974, William S. Burroughs taught a course on creative writing at City College of New York (CCNY). Side A: In this lecture, dated February 15, 1974, Burroughs discusses the course's theme of authorship. He focuses on the human brain, lecturing on thought and thinking, the different functions of the brain, the power of emotions, instincts, and the possiblities of what may occur when melding the brain with technology such as automation of emotion, rudimentary forms of mind control (of plants) and the creation of more efficient organisms.
- Provenance
- According to James W. Grauerholz, executor of William S. Burroughs' estate, the audio was recorded and previously owned by Peter Seaton.
Find This Item
- Item Identifier
- SPEC_RARE_CMS_87_audiofile_10
- Collection Identifier
- SPEC.RARE.CMS.0087
- Related Finding Aid
- Source Collection
- Source
- Item digitized from Box 58, William S. Burroughs Papers (WSB97), Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University Libraries
Additional Details
- Extent
- 00:57:13 [Side A]
- Medium
- Audio cassette
- Time Period (Topic)
- Subject
- Instinct
- Brain--Physiology
- Authorship--Study and teaching
- Authorship--Technique
- Brain damage
- Neurology
- Nervous system--Research
- Technological innovations
- Thought and thinking--Study and teaching
- Machinery--Research
- Plants--Research
- Central nervous system
- City University of New York.—City College—Lectures
- Literature--Study and teaching
- Phrenology
- Greene, Graham, 1904-1991--The Honorary Consul
- File Format
Access Condition
- Access Rights
- Users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ reading room.
- Rights Statement
- Rights Note
- This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
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