ALC-ALIF Book Club Meeting
Saturday, December 14 at 1 PM in Room 1
Close 2019 with casual conversation on favorite readings from this term, requests for the future, and a variety of literary topics. Everyone is welcome to join us. This will be our last meeting of the year!
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ALC-ALIF Book Club Meeting
Saturday, December 7 at 1 PM in Room 1
All are welcome to join us to read and discuss the short story “Deportation at Breakfast,” by Larry Fondation, with themes of internal conflict, uncertainty, change and identity. The Book Club is open to students of all levels, and to the general public.
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ALC-ALIF Book Club Meeting
Saturday, November 23 at 1 PM in Room 1
Join us to discuss “Arabic or French?”, a study by anthropologist Charlotte E. van den Hout regarding the complex implications of language choice in a psychiatric hospital in Sale/Rabat. This ethnography is from the
collection “Encountering Morocco,” edited by David Crawford and Rachel Newcomb. Pick up a paper copy from the front desk!
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ALC-ALIF Book Club Meeting
Saturday, November 16 at 1 PM in Room 1
Join us to discuss “The Zero Meter Diving Team,” by Jim Shepard. This week’s story is about three brothers caught up in the disaster at Chernobyl on April 26, 1986. The startling consequences make for a dramatic backdrop, as the brothers deal with the aftermath of the nuclear meltdown.
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ALC-ALIF Book Club Meeting
Saturday, November 2 at 1 PM in Room 1
Everyone is welcome to read and discuss Robert Louis Stevenson’s short story, “The Body Snatcher” – inspiration for the classic film.
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ALC-ALIF Book Club Meeting
Saturday, October 19 at 1 PM in Room 1
Join us this week to discuss the world’s most famous vampire in Bram Stoker’s short story, “Dracula’s Guest.”
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Lecture by Zora O’Neill, Author of “All Strangers Are Kin”
Thursday, Sept. 19 at 5:30 PM in Room 30
Zora O’Neill will speak about her experiences traveling and studying Arabic in Egypt, the UAE, Lebanon and Morocco, and talk more generally on the benefits of learning new languages, whether to fluency or just a few words.
Ms. O’Neill is an American travel writer based in New York City. She is the author of the award-winning travel memoir “All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World,” and has written dozens of guidebooks, as well as articles for The New York Times, Travel & Leisure and other major publications.
ALC-ALIF Book Club Meeting
Thursday, June 27 at 1:15 PM in Room 1
The balance between love and work is always delicate. Join us this week to read and discuss “The Romance of a Busy Broker,” by O. Henry. Readers of all levels are welcome to attend.
This event is free and open to the public.
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ALC-ALIF Book Club Meeting
Saturday, May 18 at 1:30 PM in Room 1
Students have been under pressure for centuries, all over the world. Join us this week to discuss two short essays by Francis Bacon and Samuel Johnson on the meaning of studies. Motivate yourself to finish those exams!
This event is free and open to the public.
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