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February 2023
Honors Book Discussion with Dr. Karen Russell
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - All book discussion sign-ups announced at the beginning of the semester Book: STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel Discussion Leader: Dr. Karen Russell, Jim Kennedy New Media Professor and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Public Relations Date: Wednesday, February 8, 6-8pm Location: Moore Hall 116 Description: Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night…
Find out more »Honors Book Discussion with Dr. Luke Naeher
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - All book discussion sign-ups announced at the beginning of the semester Book: THE BASTARD BRIGADE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE RENEGADE SCIENTISTS AND SPIES WHO SABOTAGED THE NAZI ATOMIC BOMB by Sam Kean Discussion Leader: Dr. Luke Naeher, Professor of Environmental Health Science Date: Wednesday, February 22, 6-8pm Location: Moore Hall 116 Description: Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the middle of…
Find out more »Honors Book Discussion with Dr. David Williams
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - All book discussion sign-ups announced at the beginning of the semester Book: A TESTAMENT OF HOPE by Martin Luther King, Jr. Discussion Leader: Dr. David Williams, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Religion Date: Tuesday, February 28, 6-7:30pm Location: Moore Hall 116 Description: "We've got some difficult days ahead," civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. told a crowd gathered at Memphis's Clayborn Temple on April 3, 1968. "But it really doesn't matter to me now because…
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Honors Book Discussion with Dr. Amy Trauger
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - All book discussion sign-ups announced at the beginning of the semester Book: HEALING GROUNDS: CLIMATE, JUSTICE, AND THE DEEP ROOTS OF REGENERATIVE FARMING by Liz Carlisle Discussion Leader: Dr. Amy Trauger, Professor of Geography Date: Wednesday, March 15, 6-8pm Location: Moore Hall 116 Description: A powerful movement is happening in farming today—farmers are reconnecting with their roots to fight climate change. For one woman, that’s meant learning her tribe’s history to help bring back the buffalo. For…
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Honors Book Discussion with Dr. Amanda Murdie
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - All book discussion sign-ups announced at the beginning of the semester Book: THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND ZOMBIES by Daniel Drezner Discussion Leader: Dr. Amanda Murdie, Georgia Athletic Association Professor and Department Head, International Affairs Date: Wednesday, April 5, 6-8pm Location: Moore Hall 116 Description: What would happen to international politics if the dead rose from the grave and started to eat the living? Daniel Drezner's groundbreaking book answers the question that other international relations scholars have…
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