Re-Imagining the Classics Friday, November 20th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Revisit one of the most epic quests in all of literature: Homer’s The Odyssey. Emily Wilson’s translation breathes new life into the tale full of monsters, gods, and adventure. Exploring this famous story from an entirely new angle is Madeline Miller with
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Women and Leadership in College Monday, November 16th 11 a.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Julie E. Owen’s new book, We are the Leaders We’ve Been Waiting For focuses on helping young women develop the skills necessary to succeed not only in their college environment, but also in the world. In this panel, she is
Music, Masterworks, and Mourning Friday, November 13th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event The New Yorker calls Philip Kennicott’s book Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning “lyrical and haunting.” Just like Bach’s challenging Goldberg Variations, whose opposing melodies alternate until they merge into one rich harmony, Kennicott’s memoir alternates between the story of
Upending Injustice: Women and the Supreme Court Friday, October 30th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court tells the stories of nine extraordinary women who appeared on presidential nomination lists dating back to the 1930s. Award-winning scholars Renee Knake Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson expose how
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The Beck Environmental Lecture: All We Can Save with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Wednesday, October 21st 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Feminism and climate activism mix in the anthology All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson speaks about this provocative collection of poetry, prose,
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Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Feminism Tuesday, September 22nd 1 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Diane Zinna and Amber Sparks delve into the folklore that inspires their female-driven, otherworldly fiction. Zinna’s debut novel The All-Night Sun follows a teacher’s journey alongside a magnetic new student to a Midsommar’s Eve celebration in Sweden, where events quickly
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