Books & Company

Presents

Books & Distinguished Company: Series II

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 

We are delighted to present Books & Distinguished Company: a follow-up series of free Thursday evening talks by local experts in diverse and fascinating fields.

April 14: Daniel Altman (economist and writer, born and raised in Whitneyville): The Future of the Global Economy

April 28: Christopher Sharrett (Professor of Communication at Seton Hall University): Race and Memory in Civil War Cinema

May : Karsten Harries (Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Philosophy at Yale): Should We Be Afraid of Kitsch?

May 26: Ingram Marshall (highly regarded post-minimalist composer whose works have been performed all over the world): The Affective Use of Electronics in Contemporary Music

 

June 9: Alan Trachtenburg (Neil Gary Jr. Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies at Yale): The Incorporation of America and the Gilded Age

Each talk begins at 7.00 p.m. 

Seating is unreserved and limited. 

Come early and enjoy dessert with Legal Grounds 

coffee, espresso, sweet treats and gelato.

Like-New Used Books, Greeting Cards, Gifts, Café

1235Whitney Avenue (at Putnam) Hamden

203 248 9449