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These events took place in 2008
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Topics in Literature: Chicago’s One Book—Issues and Perspectives.
Wednesdays, 5:45-9:00 p.m., beginning September 10.
DePaul University
2250 N. Sheffield Ave.
DePaul University invites adults to take the opportunity to read the city’s book selection in a setting that reaches beyond the limits of a book discussion group. This interdisciplinary, graduate-level, ten-week course begins on September 10. (Prerequisite: Bachelor’s Degree). This is a paid course. To enroll, details about tuition are available at www.depaul.edu/~oboc.
Panel Discussion: Outer Space, MySpace, and the Distance in Between—Redefining Exploration of Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff for the 21st Century
Wednesday, October 15, 6:00 p.m.
DePaul University – Student Center, Room 120
2250 N. Sheffield Ave.
Join a panel of distinguished DePaul faculty who will examine Wolfe’s book from interdisciplinary perspectives. How did Wolfe’s achievement help to open up new narrative and stylistic possibilities for serious journalistic history? How might a fuller knowledge of America’s post-war period enhance our appreciation of The Right Stuff? In what ways do some aspects of The Right Stuff seem dated now? What are the possibilities of reshaping the definition of the right stuff for today’s leaders and trailblazers, especially women? A discussion with the audience will follow the panelists’ presentations. Free and open to the public, no reservations required.
Film Screening and Lecture—When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Wednesday, October 29, 6:00 p.m.
DePaul University – Student Center, Room 120
2250 N. Sheffield Ave.
Come to DePaul to view the opening installment of the Discovery Channel’s recent miniseries, When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, featuring never-before-seen material from NASA’s archives. A brief lecture will introduce the screening, and a discussion with the audience will follow. Free and open to the public, no reservations required.
SHIMER COLLEGE
Lecture: Visiting the Astronaut’s World—The Dry, Fearsome Beauty of Space
Monday, October 6, 6:00 p.m.
Shimer College, 3424 S. State St.
Using a mix of photographs and interactive exercises, Dr. James Donovan, Professor of Natural Sciences, will give participants a taste of what astronauts experience—celestial objects, including the earth, are majestically beautiful, while space itself is a fearsomely empty desert.
Book Discussion: Irony as a Journalistic Device in The Right Stuff
Monday, October 13, 6:00 p.m.
Shimer College, 3424 S. State St.
Join a discussion of the tone and rhetorical devices that Wolfe uses to engage the reader.
Lecture: Another Side of Tom Wolfe—The Painted Word: From Bauhaus to our House
Saturday, October 25, 7:00 p.m.
Shimer College, 3424 S. State St.
In Wolfe’s discussion of modern art he displays another approach to his continuing observations of modern life. Eileen Buchanan, Professor of Humanities, will lead a program with readings from The Painted Word and a slide presentation.
All events take place at Shimer College, 3424 S. State St. For more information call (312) 235-3510 or email b.stone@shimer.edu.
HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Seminar(s): Exploring Issues and Perspectives in The Right Stuff.
Monday, October 13 and Wednesday, October 22
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each day.
Harold Washington College
30 E. Lake Street, Rm. 605
These seminars are free and open to the public, and no advance registration is required. For more information, call Judith Van Schagen at 312-553-5883 or email jrivera-vanschagen@ccc.edu.
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