The Llhuros Symposium Gets Real

WUOT | By Todd Steed

Published September 28, 2022 at 2:14 PM EDT

Beauvais Lyons, Chancellor's Professor, University of Tennessee

The UT School of Art will host an all-day symposium on Saturday, October 8th to mark the the 50th anniversary of Norman Daly's "Civilization of Llhuros." Artists and scholars will discuss this pioneering multimedia work of archaeological fiction. Chancellor's Professor Beauvais Lyons discusses the fascinating work of Daly as well as his own work.

Beauvais Lyons website: https://art.utk.edu/printmaking/lyons/

Civilization of Llhuros website: https://civilizationofllhuros.org/

Symposium Registration: https://symposium.civilizationofllhuros.org/

Todd Steed

A Knoxville native, Todd began working at WUOT in 2006 as jazz coordinator now serves as program director and host of Studio 865/Flipside, Improvisations and Changing Course. Todd's newest podcast is Improvisations to Go. Todd got his start in radio at WUTK, where he served as both news and music director while earning his undergraduate degree in journalism at UT. He later earned a master’s degree in education from UT and worked for several years in Programs Abroad. Todd was inducted into the East Tennessee Writer's Hall of Fame in 2023. He was also recently honored with the UT School of Journalism and Media2024 Alumni of the Year Award.

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