Rare Books and Manuscripts Library
William S. Burroughs, City College of New York Lecture, May 15, 1974 and May 17, 1974
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- William S. Burroughs Papers, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University
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- William S. Burroughs, City College of New York Lecture, May 15, 1974 and May 17, 1974
- Alternative Title
- Tape Q
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- Date Created
- May 17, 1974
- May 15, 1974
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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 May 15, 1974 and May 17, 1974, Burroughs discusses the course's theme of authorship. He describes writing advice from prominent authors, such as Hemingway and Kerouac, and gives out some of his own which involve one's brain and memory, referencing a personal dream termed "The Health Officer," Michael Crichton's, "The Terminal Man," and works by the author Graham Greene during this part of the lecture. He brings up the subject of screenwriting, referencing literary pieces such as F. Scott Fitzgerald's, "The Great Gatsby" and Joesph Conrad's, "Lord Jim." He offers the students various exercises to practice screenwriting which involve audio, image, reel, and playback disruptions. Side B: In this lecture, dated May 15, 1974, or May 17, 1974, Burroughs continues to discuss the course's theme of authorship. He discusses cut-ups, mental exercises such as waking suggestion, and psychological control, specifically referencing the Mayan calendar and its upper class as examples of the control system and controllers. He delves into related topics such as persuasion, truth and falsehood, mind control, brainwashing, and ending with the topic of memory and its role in the creative [writing] process.
- Description
- Side B: sound of typewriter working can be heard throughout the audio track
- Provenance
- According to James W. Grauerholz, executor of William S. Burroughs' estate, the audio was recorded and previously owned by Peter Seaton.
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- Item Identifier
- SPEC_RARE_CMS_87_audiofile_02
- Collection Identifier
- SPEC.RARE.CMS.0087
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- Item digitized from Box 58, William S. Burroughs Papers (WSB97), Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University Libraries
Additional Details
- Extent
- 00:53:17 [Side A]
- 00:59:35 [Side B]
- Medium
- Audio cassette
- Time Period (Topic)
- Subject
- Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997--The Health Officer
- Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008--The Terminal Man
- Phobias
- Persuasion (Psychology)
- Dreams
- Cut-ups (Literary form)
- Maya calendar--Social aspects
- Instinct
- Memory
- Cut-ups (Literary form)--Study and teaching
- Brainwashing
- Film adaptations--History and criticism
- Greene, Graham, 1904-1991--The Power and the Glory
- Control (Psychology)
- Truth
- Mental illness
- Jouvet, Michel
- Greene, Graham, 1904-1991--The Heart of the Matter
- Truthfulness and falsehood
- City University of New York.—City College—Lectures
- Sleep
- Maya calendar--Psychological aspects
- Korzybski, Alfred, 1879-1950--Science and sanity
- Genet, Jean, 1910-1986
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940--The Great Gatsby
- Psychic trauma
- Jouvet, Michel
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 --Lord Jim
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- Access Rights
- Users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ reading room.
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- 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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