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Great Short Stories

As Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff wrote in The New York Times, "A short story is by definition an odder, more eccentric creature than a no ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 03/04/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (3/4/2024-6/10/2024)

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Jewish Short Stories: Then and Now

I.L. Peretz wrote wonderful stories about Polish Jews of a century ago. Joseph Epstein, a Chicagoan, writes wonderful stories about contemporary Ameri ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 03/05/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (3/5/2024-4/16/2024)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.

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British Mysteries Goes Continental

Never mind Brexit, this spring Mostly British Mysteries is taking a trip to the European Continent. Our writers capture the souls of the characters an ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 03/07/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (3/7/2024-4/18/2024)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.

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Readings in Western Culture – Great Books Conversations

Reading Great Books Conversations collections extends our awareness that great writers share in a dialog across time, place, and culture. Our discussi ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 03/07/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (3/7/2024-6/6/2024)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.

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James McBride’s Message of the Commonality of Human Experience

In this study group we will explore James McBride’s belief that common values can transcend the forces that seemingly divide people by focusing on two ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 04/24/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (4/24/2024-6/5/2024)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.

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States of Mystery: South Carolina to West Virginia

States of Mystery will take study group members on a journey to distinct regions of the country: East, South, West, and the Southwest. Some of the aut ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 04/25/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (4/25/2024-6/6/2024)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.

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