The Great Books Mini-Lecture Series is designed to introduce you to watershed texts that have changed their readers’ views of the world. It’s a series of short talks on great books. Watch for these scheduled events in the CoLab.
Discover six fascinating reads, from the historical to the futuristic. RSVP to as many presentations as you like or meet us in the CoLab. You will receive a link to a Zoom session for each one you choose.
These events will be recorded for later viewing.
Feb. 5 | Noon – 1 p.m.
“Reading Lolita in Tehran”
Jodie Dietz, CoLab Coordinator, invites you to a secret gathering where women discuss now-banned literature far from the prying eyes of a post-revolution Iran in Azar Nafisi’s “Reading Lolita in Tehran.”
Watch as classics like “The Great Gatsby” go on trial with only one defender.
CANCELED
Mar. 5 | Noon – 1 p.m.
“Ready Player One”
Barry Herron, Professor of Chemistry, ventures through a post-apocalyptic Earth where anyone’s only hope of survival is solving a series of mysterious gaming clues left behind by an eccentric billionaire in “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline.
Press “Start” to begin playing the game.
Apr. 2 | Noon – 1 p.m.
“The Mahabharata”
Sayanti Ganguly-Puckett, Professor of English, explores the narrative of the Kurukshetra War, a war of succession between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas, in “The Mahabharata” by Ved Vyasa.
Dive into one of Hinduism’s most revered epics.
Great Books Bonus in Honor of Shakespeare's Birthday!
Friday, Apr. 25 | Noon – 1 p.m.
“Love's Labour's Lost”
Steve Werkmeister delves into "Love's Labour's Lost," one of Shakespeare's early comedies which follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to swear off the company of women for three years in order to focus on study and fasting.
Sponsored by JCCC English/Journalism Department