Spring 2009 Programs

Lectures & Other Events

Wednesday, February 18, 4:30 p.m., Mudd 050, Moffett Auditorium
“Building the International Criminal Court,” Book talk by Ben Schiff, Professor of Politics.

Thursday, March 5, 4:30 p.m., Mudd 050, Moffett Auditorium
“Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Women's Resistance in the U.S. South and South Africa,” Book talk by Pamela Brooks, Associate Professor of African American Studies.

Saturday, April 4, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Craig Lecture Hall
Harold Jantz Memorial Lectureship: Symposium on the Future of the Book

Speakers:

James Neal, University Librarian, Columbia University
Robert Stein, Co-Director, Institute for the Future of the Book
Niko Pfund, Academic Publisher, Oxford University Press USA
Julia Christensen, Luce Assistant Visiting Professor of the Emerging Arts
Anne Trubek, Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
Gary Kornblith, Professor of History

Thursday, April 30, 4:30 p.m., Mudd 050, Moffett Auditorium
“The Unknown Odysseus: Alternate Worlds In Homer's Odyssey,” Book talk by Thomas Van Nortwick, Professor of Classics.

Saturday, May 23, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Azariah's Cafe, Mudd Center
Commencement / reunion reception for Friends of the Library, alumni authors, former library student assistants, alumni librarians, and anyone else who loves libraries and books. Accompanied by exhibition: “A Look at Books by Oberlin Alumni Authors.”

Exhibitions

A Look at Books by Oberlin Alumni Authors.
Exhibition of Oberlin alumni authors returning for their reuinions.
Friday, May 15 – Tuesday, May 26
Main Level, Mudd Center.