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September 28, 2005
Non-happy hour
For those who might not have seen this:
The next meeting of the Washington Area Group for Print Culture Studies will take place on Friday, October 7, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in the Woodrow Wilson Room (LJ-113), in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. Michael Dirda will offer opening remarks and lead a discussion entitled "Reading in the Age of the Internet." The presentation and discussion will treat the topic broadly, spanning reading and issues related to reviewing, publishing, and journalism in our electronic age. Members are encouraged to come with questions.
Dr. Michael Dirda (Comparative literature, Cornell University), is a prize-wining columnist for the Washington Post Book World. His publications include Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments (Indiana hardcover, 2000; Norton paperback, 2003); his self-portrait of the reader as a young man, An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland (Norton, 2003); and , most recently, Bound to Please (Norton, 2004).
Please join us for Michael Dirda's discussion session and for dinner afterwards.
The Jefferson Building is located between First and Second Streets, SE in the District of Columbia. Nearest metro stops are Capitol South (blue and orange lines) and Union Station (red line).
For further information, consult the Washington Area Group for Print Culture Studies website at
http://www.wcupa.edu/_academics/sch_cas.eng/wagpcs.htm, or contact
Sabrina Baron, Eric Lindquist, and Eleanor Shevlin at
booksumcp@umd.edu.
Posted by kalbers at September 28, 2005 10:05 AM