The book selection subcommittee for the UM Common Reading Experience has recently chosen six finalists for the 2012 book nomination. The final selection is expected to be announced by early March. The six finalists for this year’s reading selection are:
Book Nominations Now Accepted For 2013 UM Common Reading Experience
November 1, 2011 by
Faculty, staff and students are now able to suggest a book for the 2012 UM Common Reading Experience.
“The purposes of the Common Reading Experience support the goals of our university: building community around academic inquiry, introducing students to the ways in which different disciplines approach problems, broadening perspectives, and increasing awareness of the unresolved conflicts and history that make up our culture,” said Robert Cummings, director of the Center for Writing and Rhetoric.
This is the second year that the university will participate in a campus-wide reading program. The first Common Reading Experience was very successful. The campus read “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by award-winning author Rebecca Skloot, who spoke on campus at Freshman Convocation in August. [Read more…]
Upcoming Events
October 28, 2011 by
The UM Common Reading Experience is pleased to announce the following community events to support the reading, study, and discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. We encourage everyone to attend.
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| TITLE: | The Way of All Flesh: A film about Henrietta Lacks |
| Speaker: | Film |
| Department: | Libraries |
| Date: | Tuesday, October 4, 2011 |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Turner Center Auditorium (No food or drinks allowed) |
| Contact: | Melissa Dennis |
| TITLE: | The Way of All Flesh: A film about Henrietta Lacks |
| Speaker: | Film |
| Department: | Libraries |
| Date: | Wednesday, October 5, 2011 |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Turner Center Auditorium (No food or drinks allowed) |
| Contact: | Melissa Dennis |
| TITLE: | Panel Discussion – “Medical Ethics, Race, and the Black Community” |
| Panelists: | Dr. Ethel Young-Minor, Dr. Kirk Johnson, Dr. Maurice Hobson and Dr. Chuck Ross |
| Department: | African-American Studies |
| Date: | Tuesday, October 11, 2011 |
| Time: | 6:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Overby Center Auditorium (No food or drinks allowed) |
| Contact: | Chuck Ross cross@olemiss.edu x5978 |
| TITLE: | Use of HeLa and Other Cancer Cell Lines on the Ole Miss Campus |
| Speaker: | Kristie Willett |
| Department: | Pharmacology |
| Date: | Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
| Time: | 6:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Bryant Hall, Room 209 |
| Contact: | Kristine Willett kwillett@olemiss.edu x6691 |
| TITLE: | HeLa: A Staged Reading |
| Speaker: | Mr. Rory Ledbetter |
| Department: | Theatre Arts |
| Date: | Wednesday, November 2, 2011 |
| Time: | 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Ford Center for the Performing Arts |
| Contact: | Carey Hanson costumes@olemiss.edu x6990 |
| Other Information | Reception Immediately following |
| TITLE: | HeLa cells: A Biological Perspective |
| Speaker: | Mika Jekabsons |
| Department: | Biology |
| Date: | Thursday, November 3, 2011 |
| Time: | 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Bryant Hall, Room 209 |
| Contact: | Mika Jekabsons jekabson@olemiss.edu x3998 |
| TITLE: | Voodoo Theory: Why the Lacks Family Says Things That Make You Scratch Your Head |
| Speaker: | Kirk Johnson |
| Department: | Sociology and African-American Studies |
| Date: | Thursday, November 10, 2011 |
| Time: | 6:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Barnard Observatory |
| Contact: | Kirk Johnson (kirkjohnson55@googlemail.com) x6505 |
| Other Information: | Reception immediately following |
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| TITLE: | Modern Dance |
| Speaker: | Jennifer Mizenko |
| Department: | Theatre Arts |
| Date: | Thursday, February 2, 2012 |
| Time: | 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Meek Auditorium |
| Contact: | Jennifer Mizenko jmizenko@olemiss.edu x5969 |
| TITLE: | Modern Dance |
| Speaker: | Jennifer Mizenko |
| Department: | Theatre Arts |
| Date: | Friday, February 3, 2012 |
| Time: | 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Meek Auditorium |
| Contact: | Jennifer Mizenko jmizenko@olemiss.edu x5969 |
| TITLE: | Modern Dance |
| Speaker: | Jennifer Mizenko |
| Department: | Theatre Arts |
| Date: | Saturday, February 4, 2012 |
| Time: | 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Meek Auditorium |
| TITLE: | Modern Dance |
| Speaker: | Jennifer Mizenko |
| Department: | Theatre Arts |
| Date: | Sunday, February 5, 2012 |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Meek Auditorium |
| Contact: | Jennifer Mizenko jmizenko@olemiss.edu x5969 |
The UM Common Reading Experience is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting Melissa Dennis, Outreach Librarian & Assistant Professor, at mdennis@olemiss.edu or 662.915.5861 one week prior to date of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
2011 Common Reading Essay Contest
August 25, 2011 by
The Center for Writing & Rhetoric along with the University Libraries, Division of Outreach, Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction and Writing Centers are promoting an essay contest for students based on this year’s Common Reading Experience book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Prizes will be given to a winner from each category: UM – Oxford, UM – DeSoto, UM – Tupelo, UM – Grenada, UM – Booneville, UMMC (Jackson), and Lafayette County High School and Oxford High School. Essay submissions will be accepted through Friday, September 30. Read more about it here.
Graduate Women’s Reading Group – Sept. 16
August 25, 2011 by
Friday, September 16, 2011 5:00 p.m. – Graduate Women’s Reading Group. Our first book for the semester will be Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, this year’s Common Reading Experience book. We will discuss various themes from the book as well has how to teach the book across disciplines. Refreshments provided. All graduate women are encouraged to attend. Sponsored by the Committee for Graduate Women’s Affairs and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.
Books ‘N Lunch – Sept. 26
August 25, 2011 by
Monday, September 26, 2011 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. — Come to this Books ‘N Lunch event to hear Dr. Susan Pedigo, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Ole Miss students present papers and discuss Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Lunch provided by Friends of the Public Library. RSVP required: 662-234-5751.