New England Uncovered By Vermont Humanities | April 5, 2018
What lies hidden beneath the popular images of New England with its white spires and Yankee frugality? More than meets the eye!
Posted in For the Literary At Heart , Reading and Discussion , Series
Tags: Berolzheimer , Brown , Burrington , Clift , Craven , Hays , hewitt , lang , luskin , McCloud , Mieder , RCohen , Schley , Turner , Wizansky , Wright
20th Century Jewish Lives By Vermont Humanities | April 5, 2018
These Pulitzer winners – including two exploring cartooning – chronicle the Jewish experience throughout the 1900s.
Posted in Cultural and Regional Exploration , Reading and Discussion , Series
Tags: Brown , Burrington , Bye , Clift , Hays , hewitt , lang , luskin , McCloud , RCohen , Schley , Wizansky
A Mysterious Lens on American Culture By Vermont Humanities | April 5, 2018
In these mysteries, mayhem and murder play out against a cultural/ethnic backdrop – illuminating more than simply whodunnit.
Based on a Real Life By Vermont Humanities | April 5, 2018
Each book in this series is a Pulitzer-winning work of fiction, with portions based on one person’s real life story.
Posted in For the Literary At Heart , Reading and Discussion , Series
Tags: Brown , Burrington , Bye , Cerulli , Clift , Craven , Hays , hewitt , lang , McCloud , Mieder , RCohen , Schley , Wizansky , Young
Healthcare and Humanity By Vermont Humanities | March 16, 2018
These four books, all used to acclaim in VHCs Literature and Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare program, speak to the experiences of the patient, the families, and the people providing care.
Posted in Consider This , Reading and Discussion , Series
Tags: Brown , Burrington , Cerulli , Clift , Hays , Heneveld , lang , Logan , luskin , RCohen , Schley , Wright
Outsiders: Those Who Fell Outside the Cultural Norm By Vermont Humanities | March 16, 2018
This discussion series examines the treatment of populations outside the cultural norms of the late 19th and early 20th century America.
Posted in Consider This , Reading and Discussion , Series
Tags: Berolzheimer , Brown , Cerulli , Clift , Craven , Hays , Heneveld , lang , Logan , luskin , RCohen , Turner , Wizansky , Wright
Pilgrimage By Vermont Humanities | March 16, 2018
Discover a variety of journeys- and whether the seekers find what they are looking for- in these varied writings.
Posted in Consider This , Reading and Discussion , Series
Tags: Brown , Burrington , Clift , Gerber , Hays , Heneveld , lang , Logan , luskin , McCloud , RCohen , Schley , Turner , Wizansky , Wright
Immigrants: Coming to America By Vermont Humanities | March 16, 2018
These stories capture the experience of immigrants journeying to a new land, finding their place, and feeling at home
Posted in Bridging the Generations , Reading and Discussion , Series
Tags: Berolzheimer , Brown , Cerulli , Clift , Gerber , Gonzalez , Hays , Heneveld , lang , Logan , luskin , McCloud , Mieder , RCohen , tortolano , Wizansky , Wright , Young
Native America By Vermont Humanities | March 16, 2018
These non-fiction narratives and stories reveal an extraordinary resilience in the face of often brutal campaigns to eliminate native cultures, and the effect of individual and group efforts to survive.
Posted in Bridging the Generations , Reading and Discussion , Series
Tags: Berolzheimer , Brown , Cerulli , Gerber , Hays , Heneveld , lang , Logan , luskin , Mieder , RCohen , Schley , Wizansky , Wright
Poems to Share By Vermont Humanities | March 16, 2018
These delightful and rich collections of short poems offer a great first foray into poetry for mixed-age groups.
Posted in Bridging the Generations , Reading and Discussion , Series
Tags: Brown , Cerulli , Frothingham , Hays , Heneveld , hewitt , lang , Logan , luskin , McCloud , RCohen , Rossiter , Schley , Wizansky