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Jack: The Fourth Gilead Novel

Name: Jack: The Fourth Gilead Novel
Start: 2020-10-20T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-10-20T13:30:00-05:00
Location: Zoom Webinar

Tuesday, October 20, 12:00–1:30 P.M.

Marilynne Robinson returns to the familiar territory of Gilead with her latest novel, Jack. This is the story of John Ames Boughton set in segregated America of the 1950s. Much like Robinson’s Gilead trilogy, Jack is about the dilemmas and promise of American history—about the ongoing legacy of the Civil War and the enduring effects of both racial inequality and deep-rooted religious belief. Her novels are rare things with long gaps between: “I’ve taken my time,” she observed, “but I really don’t want to write bad stuff. I would rather be tastefully silent.”

Terrence Doody will provide a much-awaited sequel to his spring 2020 Marilynne Robinson lecture series.

Terrence Doody is professor emeritus at Rice University. He joined the Rice faculty in 1970 and taught courses on modernism, the novel, and contemporary literature in the department of English. During his tenure at Rice, he received the prestigious George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching eight times and was named the Allison Sarofim Distinguished Teaching Professor.

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Date:: October 20
Time:: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Cost:: $20
Events Category:: 2020 Fall
Events Tags:: Daytime Course
Website:: https://houstonseminar.org/course/jack-the-fourth-gilead-novel/

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Zoom Webinar

event links will be mailed to attendees two days in advance. TX United States

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: Terry Doody

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Elections: Analyzing the Voter on Thursday, October 22nd has a NEW TIME — 5:00-6:30 P.M
This week’s Elections seminar with Professor Lyn Ragsdale has a new time! The October 29 and November 5 sessions of the course remain at 6:30. Please contact us with any questions. Learn more here.

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New Pop Up Seminar – The Supreme Court: Where It’s Been and Where It’s Going
Join us on Tuesday, November 17 at 11:00 A.M. for a Pop Up Seminar on the past and future of the Supreme Court with University of Texas School of Law Professor Stephen Vladeck. Learn more and register here!

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More from Dr. Galia Golan
We were pleased to host longtime academic and peace activist, Dr. Galia Golan, for Israel, The Arab States, And Palestine: Where Are We Now? a Pop-Up Seminar this October. If you missed it or would like to hear more, she has generously made available A History of Negotiations: The Five Core Issues and How They Can Be Resolved, a talk she gave with J Street in Washington D.C. You may watch it here.

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