The Persistence of the Book

The Fall 2013 series will feature faculty members speaking about their recently published books, and their thoughts related to the persistence of the book.

Tuesday, September 10
Francois Dupuigrenet-Desroussilles, Director of the Interdisciplinary History of Text Technologies Program and Professor of Religion, will lead off the series with a talk on the history of text technology.

Tuesday, October 8
Walter Tschinkel, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Biological Science, will discuss his attempts to make diverse scientific topics readable by more than specialists as illustrated by his book on fire ants.

Tuesday, November 12
Robert Olen Butler, Francis Eppes Professor of English and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, will talk about the persistence of books in the digital age.

Tuesday, December 3
Thomas Joiner, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology, will conclude the series with a talk on strategies for writing more.