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Law &
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The Eva
R. Rubin Series |
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Series
Begins September 22, 2008 |
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The Carteret County Public Library proudly presents the latest in this
popular book discussion series. Your insights are the focus of the sessions.
Our guest humanities scholars act as guides, leading discussion about how
the books inform and enrich our lives. |
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This new series from the NC Humanities Council is specifically about the
law in literature. Legal issues furnish the plots; the authors’
imaginations supply the rest. These books make us take notice of the
ways law shapes our humanity, and what happens when characters encounter
the complexities, conundrums, aspirations, and limitations of the legal
system. |
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The texts are not exclusively legal in their concerns. They include
other dramas in human experience, and many of them contain an element of
romance, but they all remind us that the law plays a powerful role in
shaping the way we see our own society and ourselves. |
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The pleasure of reading these books comes from seeing the law as a real
presence in human life. Compelling literature can bring into plain view
the difference between what is established and what is just. |
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1. Monday, September 22, 7 p.m.
Speaker: Joe Gomez
North Carolina State University
Billy Budd
By Herman Melville
It is a time of war between nations, but on one ship, a smaller battle
is being fought between two men. Tormented by the jealous Master-At-Arms
Claggert, the “Handsome Sailor” Billy Budd finds himself charged with
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You are cordially invited to join
Carteret County Public Librarian Susan W. Simpson as she hosts one of
the most popular programs at the library.
Each of the five sessions brings together avid readers and an eminent
humanities scholar. Together, participants go on a journey of
enlightenment as they discuss the nuances and relevancy of books at
hand.
The series is free of charge and open to the public. Sign up now for
your free book loans and bring a friend! |
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2. Monday, October 6, 7 p.m.
Speaker: Ann Baker
North Carolina State University
The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson
By Mark Twain
This American humorist's classic satirical novel depicts race, identity
and human nature under slavery, through the reflections of a country
lawyer named Pudd’nhead Wilson. This short novel is considered Twain's
most courageous work. |
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4. Monday, November 3, 7 p.m.
Speaker: Bill DiNome
UNC Wilmington
Snow Falling on Cedars
By David Guterson
In the midst of a raging snowstorm, a trial on Puget Sound in the 1950’s
pits the island's Japanese-American inhabitants against the local
fishermen. This novel is a courtroom drama plus a study of conflicts
between cultures and generations. |
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3. Monday, October 20, 7 p.m.
Speaker: Rebecca Godwin
Barton College
A Lesson Before Dying
By Ernest Gaines
Grant Wiggins, a college-educated man who returns to his hometown to
teach, forms an unlikely bond with Jefferson, a young Black man
convicted of murder and sentenced to death, when he is asked to impart
his learning and pride to the condemned man. |
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5. Monday, November 17, 7 p.m.
Speaker: William Cobb
East Carolina University
The Emperor of Ocean Park
By Stephen Carter
The saga of a unique family, set in two privileged worlds: the
upper-crust African-American society of the Eastern seaboard and the
inner circle of an Ivy League law school. |
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The “Let’s Talk About
It” Book Series is brought to you courtesy of the North Carolina
Humanities Council and the North Carolina Center for the Book.
Refreshments courtesy of Friends of Carteret County Public Library. |
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The library
will loan the books at no charge to you. Sign up...and show up…with an
eagerness to learn. Sessions take place in the library auditorium. |
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