An Interdisciplinary Common Read Conversation featuring a student panel of speakers!
All are welcome!
The goal of the annual SUNY Cortland Common Read program, hosted by the Cultural and Intellectual Climate Committee (CICC), is to bring together the campus community around shared texts, in order to build interdisciplinary connections and spark discussion on a chosen theme. This year's theme is "Air," and our two Common Read texts, chosen in collaboration with the SGA, are Bewilderment: A Novel by Richard Powers, and The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté. Each month, the Book Club has met to talk about portions of these texts, led in friendly discussion by students from the English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta.
Accessing the texts:
Students who commit to attending the book club may request a free copy of Bewilderment, generously provided by the Haines Fund. Please email Abigail Droge (abigail.droge@cortland.edu) to claim a copy on a first-come first-serve basis while supplies last.
On the CICC website you can find a free PDF of The Myth of Normal, as well as more information about upcoming events and programming around the theme of "Air": https://www2.cortland.edu/committees/cultural-and-intellectual-climate-committee/
- Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- Location: Planetarium, Bowers Hall