Author Series

Conservationist and Author Carl Safina Captivates at Writers Series

In his spirited presentation and book of the same title “Beyond Words: How Elephants, Wolves, and Killer Whales Think and Feel,” Carl Safina shared how he spent time working with researchers who have dedicated decades to studying particular families of wild elephants, wolves, and killer whales. He told the amazing strategies

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Professors Munich and Bona “Dazzle” at Writers Series

Diamonds and cloth-work were among the scholarly topics discussed by SBU professors Adrienne Munich and Mary Jo Bona, at the first program of the fall 2016 University Libraries Presents: Writers Series. A standing room-only audience of university and community guests gathered to learn about their recent research endeavors. In Women Writing

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Mary Jo Bona and Adrienne Munich to Speak on 9/27

SBU professors Mary Jo Bona and Adrienne Munich will speak at University Libraries Presents: Writers Series on Tuesday, 9/27. Please register and join us for an hour of diverse, dynamic talks by our esteemed faculty. Date: Tuesday, September 27 from 1 to 2pm, Special Collections Seminar Room (E-2340, Melville Library).

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University Libraries Presents: Writers Series Announced

The University Libraries proudly announces its exciting Fall 2016 Writers Series. Please register and join us for an hour of diverse, dynamic talks by our esteemed Stony Brook faculty. Tuesday, 9/27:  Mary Jo Bona & Adrienne Munich (register here) Mary Jo Bona: “Women Writing Cloth: Migratory Fictions in the American Imaginary” Adrienne

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Melville Library Author Series: An Afternoon of Poetry

Featuring Alexandra van de Kamp, Julie Sheehan, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips Javits Room, Melville Library (level 2) Free and open to all. Refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by the University Libraries. Alexandra van de Kamp lives in Port Jefferson, NY, with her husband, the writer William Glenn, and teaches in

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Melville Library Authors Series: April F. Masten on October 28 @ 12:45

Melville Library Author Series: Art Work: Women Artists and Democracy in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New York featuring April F. Masten, Associate Professor of History. Mary Hallock made what seems like an audacious move for a nineteenth-century young woman. She became an artist. She was not alone. Forced to become self-supporting by financial

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5/13: Melville Author Series presents Dr. Shetal Shah

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 at 4 p.m. Javits Room (2nd floor of the Melville Library) Melville Library Author Series: Passport to Illness: Voyages In and Out of Medicine featuring Dr. Shetal Shah, M.D., Assistant Professor of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University Medical Center. Program: In fourteen distinct narratives, Dr.

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Melville Library Author Series: The Modern Russian Theater

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 at 12:45 p.m. Melville Library Author Series: The Modern Russian Theater: A Literary and Cultural History featuring Nicholas Rzhevsky, Professor and Chair, Department of European Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Program: This comprehensive and original survey of Russian theater in the 20 th and 21 st centuries encompasses

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