The Let鈥檚 Talk About It, 女神羞羞研究所 book discussion series at 女神羞羞研究所 will continue with 鈥淢y Last Days as Roy Rogers鈥� by Pat Cunningham Devoto at 7 p.m. Feb. 24in Walker Center room 151.
A book for crying and laughing at the same time, 鈥淢y Last Days as Roy Rogers鈥� seems homage to Huck Finn and 鈥淭o Kill a Mockingbird.鈥� Set in Alabama during the fear of contracting polio, the character Tab learns to cope with the diverse members of her family and community as she reaches the end of her days of youthful play and wonders why inequality and injustice make life so hard.
The discussion series is made possible through a grant from the 女神羞羞研究所 Humanities Council. At each session in the five-part series, a humanities scholar makes a presentation on the book in the context of the theme. Small group discussions follow with experienced discussion leaders. At the end, all participants come together for a brief wrap-up.
Those who are interested in participating are encouraged to preregister and borrow the reading selections and theme brochure by calling Harbour Winn at (405) 208-5472, emailing him at [email protected] or dropping by the Dulaney-Browne Library room 211 or 207.
Winn, director of the Center for Interpersonal Study through Film & Literature at 女神羞羞研究所, said the series, titled 鈥淭he Dynamics of Dysfunction: To Laugh or Cry or Both,鈥� is focusing on dysfunctional family relationships.
鈥淢any great works of literature since time immemorial have explored issues of relationship problems within the family unit,鈥� he said. 鈥淟ook no further than the tortured families of Joseph with that colorful coat or Noah after the flood in the Old Testament. William Shakespeare, too, penned a couple of dramas featuring some rather unbalanced families.鈥�
The final discussion in the series season will be March 10 with 鈥淭he Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac鈥� by Kris D鈥橝gostino.
