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Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison

March 16, 2017

Renowned author of An Unquiet Mind and Touched with Fire, Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, gave an elegant and informative presentation about her recent biography on the American poet, Robert Lowell. Setting the River on Fire : A Study of Genius, Mania is a view of Mr. Lowell’s life through the lens of his bipolar disorder and examines our beliefs about art and madness. Dr. Jamison was joined in discussion by Dr. Michael Gitlin, Professor of Psychiatry end Director of the Mood Disorders Program at UCLA.

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