Event Details
Books and Brew at CLU
Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 4:00pm
Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 4:00pm
Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 4:00pm
Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 4:00pm
Thu, May 01, 2008 at 4:00pm
California Lutheran University, Roth Nelson Room, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks
Event Description
California Lutheran University professors are bringing back a book review program for the second year.
The community can join CLU students, faculty and staff for “Books and Brew” sessions on select Thursdays. At each gathering, a professor will review a noteworthy book, answer questions and lead an open discussion. Coffee and refreshments will be served. People can come to any or all of following sessions:
March 13 - “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho will be reviewed by communication professor Russell Stockard, Ph.D. This bestselling novel tells of a shepherd boy who desires to venture forth and see the world. According to Publishers Weekly, the narrative “has the comic charm, dramatic tension, and psychological intensity of a fairy tale.”
March 27 – “The New Brain” by Richard Restak will be reviewed by business professor Paul Witman, Ph.D. Restak offers an intriguing look at how new technology assists in understanding the brain’s physiology. According to Publishers Weekly, the book argues that this “allows us to monitor and control a far wider range of activities.”
April 10 - “The Collected Stories” by Amy Hempel will be reviewed by English professor James Bland, Ph.D. Critics have singled out Hempel as especially adept at characterization. According to Publishers Weekly, “her terse descriptions become elegantly telegraphic … with not one word wasted and not a single fact embellished.”
April 24 – “The Piano Teacher” by Elfriede Jelinek will be reviewed by Christopher Christian, Ph.D., a psychology professor and director of CLU’s Community Counseling Services, on Thursday, April 24. Although a spinster in the book appears to be a dutiful daughter, she possesses a perversely sexual nature. This compelling novel earned Jelinek the 1986 Heinrich Boll Prize.
May 1 – .“Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know" will be reviewed by Paul Egertson, Ph.D., from 4 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. Prothero explores the prevalence of “religious illiteracy,” outlining origins and offering solutions that address religious education while preserving the First Amendment.
- Sponsored By
CLU’s English Department, College of Arts and Sciences and Academic Affairs
- More Information
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Contact: Jim Bond
Phone: (805) 493-3244
Email: jabond@callutheran.edu
Web site: http://www.callutheran.edu
