Schama said he remembered the first time he wrote an article for a popular magazine. According to Schama, the art of telling an effective story is indeed difficult, but it is not, as some people assert, a skill one must be born with. Some people say you either have it or you don't, but there are lots of things you can learn about storytelling. From 1995 to 1998 he was art critic and cultural essayist for The New Yorker magazine. On Friday from 10 a.m. to noon, Schama will participate in a seminar on the fifth floor Taubman Conference Center at the Kennedy School of Government.
All events are free and open to the public.
The Tanner Lectures on Human Values is a nonprofit corporation administered at the University of Utah. It is funded by an endowment and other gifts received by the University of Utah from Obert Clark Tanner and Grace Adams Tanner. Administered jointly by the Office of the President and the University Center for Ethics and the Professions, the series is designed to advance scholarly and scientific learning in the field of human values, and the purpose embraces the entire range of moral, artistic, intellectual, and spiritual values, both individual and social.