humanities planning group

Feb. 21: Literature helps understand today’s issues

PULLMAN, Wash. – Parallels between past- and present-day concerns – and how literature helps illuminate them – will be discussed by Washington State University English professor Donna M. Campbell in “Edith Wharton’s Two Americas” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Goertzen 21.

March 22: Guilt, Nazis, Marxism and democracy discussed

PULLMAN, Wash. – Guilt as an emotion that democratic regimes must adequately deal with in order to create inclusive and functioning social and political communities will be presented by Claudia Leeb, assistant professor of political theory and a 2015-16 humanities fellow, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, in Honors Hall Lounge. Refreshments will follow. 

Jan. 28: ‘Yellow House’ author talks about AIDS in 1980s

By Debbie Brudie, Humanities Planning Group PULLMAN, Wash. – Love, relationships and the fear of AIDS in early 1980s Seattle will be the focus as author John Whittier Treat reads from his first novel, “The Rise and Fall of the Yellow House,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in the Honors Hall lounge at Washington […]

Nov. 16: Author/poet Alex Kuo to read from new works

PULLMAN, Wash. – A free, public reading and book signing by Chinese-American poet and author Alex Kuo will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in Goertzen Hall 21 at Washington State University. The Bookie will have several of his earlier works available for sale.