Organized by the English department, Close Readings is a lecture series which takes place a few times each semester. Close Readings events often reach across the disciplines within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and feature speakers from a range of departments and backgrounds, who present on various texts. As the title suggests, Close Readings are a great way to see the faculty’s analytical minds at work, as the presenters dig deeper into their selected works to show others how they may glean greater understanding through the act of close reading.
Close Readings are typical held on Fridays and a light lunch is usually provided.
SPRING 2015 CLOSE READING EVENTS
- Bhagavad Gita and Krishna’s Counsel in the Time of War: Manish Paliwal
March 31, 2015 12:30-1:30pm SCP 101 - Attempts at Description are Stupid: George Eliot’s Metarealism: Jess Row
April 17, 2015 12:30-1:30pm SCP 101
FALL 2015 CLOSE READING EVENTS
- Explore W. Somerset Maugham’s The Painted Veil: Dr. Alan Amtzis
October 20, 2015 12:30-1:50pm SCP 101 - John Keats’ “To Autumn”: Assistant Professor Diane Vanner Steinberg
November 10, 2015 12:30-1:30pm SCP 101