Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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Carson McCullers "Wunderkind" (1936) "The Jockey" (1941) "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland" (1941) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will …

Introduction to OER Adoption Virtual Workshop 

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This virtual workshop on Wednesday, March 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. will introduce faculty to open textbooks — a type of open educational resource (OER) — and the benefits these textbooks offer: affordability, pedagogical practice, student learning, and …

Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl, 12 June - 22 December 1942, translated by Susan Massotty, 1997. (1947) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION …

Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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Mencius The Works of Mencius, Books 1 & 2, translated by James Legge. (ca. 300 BCE) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you …

Silent Books: Sharing Wordless Picture Books across Cultures and Languages

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In recognition of Human Rights Day, please join us for a virtual talk by Deborah Soria (Silent Books Project Director, Biblioteca IBBY lampedusa) on "Silent Books:  Sharing Wordless Picture Books across Cultures and Languages" on Monday, December 11, 2023 at …

Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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Marcel Proust "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls" Part I, from Within a Budding Grove, volume 2 of Proust's In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past) (1919) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text. INSTRUCTIONS …

Introduction to OER Adoption Virtual Workshop 

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This virtual workshop on Thursday, October 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. will introduce faculty to open textbooks -- a type of open educational resource (OER) -- and the benefits these textbooks offer: affordability, pedagogical practice, student learning, and engagement. …

Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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Cormac McCarthy "Wake for Susan" (1959) "A Drowning Incident" (1960) "The Dark Waters" (1965) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be …

Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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Italo Calvino "Lightness" and "Quickness" from Six Memos for the New Millennium (1985). No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be attending the …

Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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Aeschylus The Eumenidies (458 BCE) Verse translation (2018) by David Mulroy No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be attending the session, …