NSU hosts book discussion program on Broken Arrow campus

(Broken Arrow, Okla.) Northeastern State University will host a book discussion program this month focusing onThe Great Gatsbyand its author, F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The discussion is scheduled forTuesday, Nov. 17from2:30-4 p.m. on the Broken Arrow Campus, in the Administrative Services Annex as part of Myth and Literature, aLets Talk AboutIt Oklahoma book discussionprogram.

Dr. Andrew Vassar, humanities scholar, will open the program by relating the book to the theme and talk about such issues as the authors life, the historical context of the work, the literary significance of the work and its contemporary relevance.A book discussion will follow.

This book discussion program serves as an excellent avenue to foster community dialogue and connect people with our finest Oklahoma scholars, Vassar said.

Copies of the book are available at the Broken Arrow library. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available.

For information, contact Dr. Pamela Louderback at 918-449-6452 orlouderba@nsuok.edu.

This event is made possible by a grant from the Oklahoma Humanities Council, which is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote meaningful public engagement with the humanities-disciplines such as history, literature, film studies, art criticism and philosophy. As the state partner for the National Endowment for the Humanities, OHC provides teacher institutes, Smithsonian exhibits, reading groups and other cultural opportunities for people of all ages.

Published: 2015-11-11 08:54:34.920000