Film Screening: "Wit"

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Monday February 27, 2012 - Tuesday February 28, 2012
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
  • Location: Room 371, Skiles Building
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: This film is about a renowned professor forced to reassess her life after a cancer diagnosis.

Full Summary: Synopsis: A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

Wit is a 2001 American television movie directed by Mike Nichols. The teleplay by Nichols and Emma Thompson is based on the 1998 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Margaret Edson. On March 5, Ms. Edson will be the guest speaker at an event in recognition of Women's Awareness Month. All are welcome to attend.

Synopsis:
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. 

 

This event is part of Women’s Awareness Month, co-sponsored by the Schools of History, Technology, and Society and Literature, Communication, and Culture; the Women’s Resource Center; and WST.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
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Groups

General, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, School of History and Sociology, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI)

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Categories
Arts and Performance
Keywords
diversity, film, WIE, women, Women's Awareness Month, WRC, WST
Status
  • Created By: Michael Hagearty
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 20, 2012 - 1:32pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:49pm