Calendar Of Events
Meet the Author Series, Concerts, Forums, and Talks
Our goal is to engage the NU community in exploring important issues that foster thought and discussion. All are free and open to the public. We invite you to join us for these exciting events!Fall Football Preview
AARON SCHATZ
author of Pro Football Prospectus 2008 and
MARK BAVARO
author of Rough and Tumble
Wed. Sept. 17, 2008
noon; 90 Snell Library
Football Prospectus 2008 will pilot you through the upcoming football season—updating you on the year’s best prospects. Aaron Schatz and his team at FootballOutsiders.com have put together an informative guide for fans of the sport and fantasy football players. Football Prospectus 2008 includes detailed statistical analysis of rookie prospects, defensive and offensive strategies, and medical teams.
"The most accurate insight into why teams really win and lose."--Jim Schwartz, defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans
Mark Bavaro, former star tight-end for the NY Giants, draws on his experience in NFL novel, Rough and Tumble. It focuses on a fictional NY Giants tight-end as his team's drama extends beyond the gridiron, when gambling and violence threaten their flawless season.
"A terrific novel realistic, groundbreaking and with some of the best football scenes you'll ever read." --Mike Golic, former NFL player and co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries and the NU Bookstore.
ALEXANDRA KERRY
author of
Notes from the Trail: Presidential Politics from the Inside Out
Thursday, September 18, 2008
noon, 90 Snell Library
Writing from her rare first-hand experience of touring the country on the campaign trail, Kerry captures America through photographs and her written recollections, documenting her personal perspective on her father's 2004 bid for the presidency.
"Writing with insight and intimacy, Alexandra Kerry offers a fresh and fascinating perspective on the American political process." --Arianna Huffington, founder of HuffingtonPost.com
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries, the NU Political Science Department and the NU Bookstore.
LEONARD BROWN CONCERT
Suns of Sons
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
noon, Fenway Center, 77 St. Stephens Street
NU Professor Leonard Brown, along with quartet "Joyful Noise,"� will be performing jazz music from his newest CD, Suns of Sons, along with some standards and newer compositions. A professional saxophonist, composer and arranger, Brown is the co-founder and producer of Boston's John Coltrane Memorial Concert, which was established in 1977.
"Suns of Sons is a wonderful testament to the power of music as a spiritual force All in all, this CD is a tour-de-force that will repay many listenings."--Mark Harvey, Founder of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries, the NU Music Department and the NU Bookstore.
NU Professor HARLOW ROBINSON, author of
Russians in Hollywood, Hollywood's Russians
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
noon, 444 Curry Student Center
A comprehensive look at the Russians who became a part of the Hollywood system and the depiction of Russia (and the USSR) in American movies. Hollywood has had a long fascination with Russia—as the seat of the glamorous Romanovs, as a World Ward II ally and as America's Cold War enemy. This discussion will include film clips of famous Russian-themed movies like Dr. Zhivago, Ninotchka, From Russia with Love and Air Force One.
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries, the NU History Department, the NU Cinema Studies Program and the NU Bookstore.
RUTH NEMZOFF, author of
Don't Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children
Saturday, October 18, 2008
10:30am, 90 Snell Library
As part of Parents Weekend Programming, author and educator Ruth Nemzoff will discuss her guide, Don't Bite Your Tongue. Dr. Nemzoff tells parents that in order to have a rewarding relationship with their grown children, they must become an active part of their lives while still respecting them enough to make their own choices. Part of this process includes creating an active long distance relationship, discussing financial issues in a tactful manner, and responding to any major changes that take place in their child's life.
'A groundbreaking book on how to foster parent-adult child closeness! You will laugh and cry as your recognize yourself in these pages, but most of all, you and your adult children will learn how to have a loving and supportive relationship." --Jim Roosevelt, CEO of Tufts Health Plan, and Ann Roosevelt, co-founder Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries, the NU Admissions Office and the NU Bookstore.
JESSAMYN CONRAD
author of What You Should Know About Politics…But Don’t
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Noon, 90 Snell Library
This is a comprehensive, nonpartisan instruction manual to the broad canvas of American politics. Her book covers a wide range of topics, including elections, the economy, foreign policy, the military, health care, energy, the environment, civil liberties, culture wars, socioeconomic policy, homeland security, education, and trade in a straightforward manner.
"Engaging and inspiring Reading this book should make you want to vote."--Barack Obama
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries, the NU Political Science Department and the NU Bookstore.
FOCUS Forum with Stephen Wallace
Reality Gap: What Parents Don't Know and Teens Aren't Telling
Thursday, October 23, 2008
4:30 pm, 90 Snell Library
Stephen Wallace will lead a F.O.C.U.S (Forming Opportunities for Collaboration, Understanding, and Service) Forum on providing quality youth mentoring, using his research in Reality Gap on adolescent attitudes and behaviors. This will be an informative and useful event for parents of teenagers and all who work to mentor and lead young people.
"Once in a while a brilliant book crosses your path, compelling you to read it cover to cover. Reality Gap is such a book. As a youth professional and a mother, the reality of what my children and all children face every day startled me. But then I found stories of hope and resiliency amid its chapters, and I remembered again the role we can all play to help every child triumph."--Peg L. Smith, CEO, American Camp Association
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries, the NU Center of Community Service and the NU Bookstore.
TONY LaCASSE
Digital Media Design Studio Talk
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
295 Snell Library
LaCasse is the Director of Media Relations for the New England Aquarium. His presentation will focus on how stories develop, how the public receives information through the media, and suggestions on pursuing a career in media relations.
PAUL RUSSELL
author of Acting: Make it Your Business
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Noon, 90 Snell Library
Russell, a lauded and seasoned casting director, outlines the successful ways to land acting jobs--in film, TV, on the stage or over the Internet. Combining humor with honesty, Russell empowers aspiring actors to thrive, and he includes specific tips for networking, marketing and auditioning in the digital age.
"Actors everywhere who are trying to succeed in the business, young or old, on stage or on camera, in New York or anywhere in the world, take note: This is your roadmap."Bernard Telsey, casting director (Rent, Sex & The City: The Movie, Wicked)
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries, the NU Theatre Department and the NU Bookstore.
NU Professor James Weiss, author of
Marquis de Sade's Veiled Social Criticism: The Depravities of Sodom as the Perversities of France
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Noon, 90 Snell Library
The French writer and revolutionary the Marquis de Sade was infamous for frequenting the local insane asylum, producing pornography, and allegedly conversing with the Devil. Lesser known is that the supposed madman took sharp jabs at a deteriorating France in The One Hundred and Twenty Days of Sodom—his story of a castle and its captives trapped by fear and ignorance. Weiss explores the complicated mind of the Marquis de Sade, who constructed a philosophical mirror to “shock” France into recognizing the error of its ways.
"We come to see why and how de Sade's work, principally Les Cent vingt journees de Sodome,inspired, disgusted, and ultimately, enlightened, the many readers of this bizarre yet prophetic work...Weiss has the intellectual envergure, as the French would say, to present [the Marquis de Sade] to us in his full, rich, strident, and memorable glory."--NU Professor Holbrook Robinson
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries and the NU Bookstore.
NU Professor WILLIAM MILES
author of My African Horse Problem
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
6pm, 90 Snell Library
Miles returned to Niger in 2000 with his ten-year-old son Samuel, to resolve an inheritance dispute over a horse. His experience captivated National Public Radio, and All Things Considered covered both his pre-departure story and follow-up after his visit. His account weaves together memoir, history and anthropology and journeys back to his days in Niger in the 1970s and 1980s as a Peace Corps volunteer and Fulbright scholar.
"A highly accessible memoir…both entrancing and informative"--Paul Stoller, author of Stranger in the Village of the Sick: A Memoir of Cancer, Sorcery and Healing
Co-sponsored by NU Libraries, the NU International Student & Scholar Institute (ISSI) and the NU Bookstore.
Promotional shorts and videos for many of our past events are available on our YouTube site or use the Playlist for full book talk videos.
Web Sites for Past Events
New Books by NU Faculty, 2008Free Culture Forum (March 23, 2006)
IRis: A Celebratory Breakfast Launch (October 24, 2006)
Public/Private: Intersections in New Media (October 12, 2005)
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