Vermont Humanities Events 

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February 15 — Book Discussion: March by Geraldine Brooks and America's War: Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation on Their 150th Anniversaries anthology edited by Edward L. Ayers. Part of the Making Sense of the American Civil War series. Developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, this Civil War sesquicentennial commemorative series uses works of historical fiction and interpretation, speeches, diaries, memoirs, biographies, and short stories to examine a broad range of perspectives in an exploration of the American Civil War. Led by Alan Berolzheimer. Hosted by the Grafton Public Library. Grafton Public Library, 6:30 pm. Michelle Dufort, (802) 843-2404.

February 29 — Book Discussion: America's War: Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation on Their 150th Anniversaries anthology edited by Edward L. Ayers. Part of the Making Sense of the American Civil War series. Developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, this Civil War sesquicentennial commemorative series uses works of historical fiction and interpretation, speeches, diaries, memoirs, biographies, and short stories to examine a broad range of perspectives in an exploration of the American Civil War. Led by Alan Berolzheimer. Hosted by the Grafton Public Library. Grafton Public Library, 6:30 pm. Michelle Dufort, (802) 843-2404.

February 29 — Facing Horror: Responding to Human Rights Atrocities. Norwich professor Rowland Brucken outlines the strengths and weaknesses of using trials, truth commissions, indigenous processes, and amnesty laws in the aftermath of mass suffering. Hosted by Landmark College and supported by a VHC grant. Putney, Landmark College, East Academic Building Auditorium, 7:00 pm. Landmark College, (802) 387-4767.

March 7 — The Book of Kells. Dartmouth professor Jane Carroll considers one of the treasures of Western civilization, the Book of Kells, and how the Irish monks’ lavish illustrations of the twelve-hundred-year-old Gospel manuscript illuminate the artists’ thoughts about theology and the power of the word.A First Wednesdays lecture. Hosted by the Brooks Memorial Library. Brattleboro, Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St, 7:00 pm. Jerry Carbone, (802) 254-5290 x101.

March 14 — Book Discussion: America's War: Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation on Their 150th Anniversaries anthology edited by Edward L. Ayers. Part of the Making Sense of the American Civil War series. Developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, this Civil War sesquicentennial commemorative series uses works of historical fiction and interpretation, speeches, diaries, memoirs, biographies, and short stories to examine a broad range of perspectives in an exploration of the American Civil War. Led by Alan Berolzheimer. Hosted by the Grafton Public Library. Grafton Public Library, 6:30 pm. Michelle Dufort, (802) 843-2404.

March 28 — Book Discussion: Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam by James McPherson and America's War: Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation on Their 150th Anniversaries anthology edited by Edward L. Ayers. Part of the Making Sense of the American Civil War series. Developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, this Civil War sesquicentennial commemorative series uses works of historical fiction and interpretation, speeches, diaries, memoirs, biographies, and short stories to examine a broad range of perspectives in an exploration of the American Civil War. Led by Alan Berolzheimer. Hosted by the Grafton Public Library. Grafton Public Library, 6:30 pm. Michelle Dufort, (802) 843-2404.

March 28 — Feminism and Identity Politics in the Visual Arts: 1970 through 2010. Landmark College Associate Professor of Art Humberto Ramirez will present an overview of the practitioners and theories that constitute the development of “Identity” as a trajectory in cultural theory and in the visual arts. Hosted by Landmark College and supported by a VHC grant. Putney, Landmark College, East Academic Building Auditorium, 7:00 pm. Landmark College, (802) 387-4767.

April 4 — An Evening of Latin American Poetry. Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans considers poems by Rubén Darío, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and others—parts of a tradition in which words are mechanisms of resistance against oppression.A First Wednesdays lecture. Hosted by the Brooks Memorial Library. Brattleboro, Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St, 7:00 pm. Jerry Carbone, (802) 254-5290 x101.

April 11 — Book Discussion: America's War: Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation on Their 150th Anniversaries anthology edited by Edward L. Ayers. Part of the Making Sense of the American Civil War series. Developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, this Civil War sesquicentennial commemorative series uses works of historical fiction and interpretation, speeches, diaries, memoirs, biographies, and short stories to examine a broad range of perspectives in an exploration of the American Civil War. Led by Alan Berolzheimer. Hosted by the Grafton Public Library. Grafton Public Library, 6:30 pm. Michelle Dufort, (802) 843-2404.

April 11 — How Might We Use Artistic Practice in Service? Marlboro College Photography professor John Willis will present his explorations in using photographic explorations, artistic process, and education as a means of relating to others and attempting to make a positive contribution to the world. Hosted by Landmark College and supported by a VHC grant. Putney, Landmark College, East Academic Building Auditorium, 7:00 pm. Landmark College, (802) 387-4767.

April 18 — Book Discussion: What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response by Bernard Lewis. This book examines the clash between Islam and the West in the Middle East. Led by Richard M Wizansky. Hosted by the Brooks Memorial Library. Brattleboro, Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St, 7:00 pm. Jerry J. Carbone, (802) 254-5290 x101.

May 2 — One Nation under Contract. Middlebury College professor Allison Stanger provides a disturbing look at an important trend in politics: the privatization of American foreign policy and its consequences.A First Wednesdays lecture. Hosted by the Brooks Memorial Library. Brattleboro, Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St, 7:00 pm. Jerry Carbone, (802) 254-5290 x101.

May 9 — Book Discussion: Fountain and Tomb by Naguib Mahfouz. This Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian writer's vivid novel looks at the life of a young boy growing up in Egypt in the 1920s.  Led by Richard M Wizansky. Hosted by the Brooks Memorial Library. Brattleboro, Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St, 7:00 pm. Jerry J. Carbone, (802) 254-5290 x101.