BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//51 Libraries - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:/libraries X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 51 Libraries REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240731T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240731T210000 DTSTAMP:20260422T210041 CREATED:20240708T184357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T184357Z UID:10000163-1722452400-1722459600@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Four Short Stories by Arthur C. Clarke DESCRIPTION:Arthur C. Clarke\n“Transience” (1949)\n“The Sentinel” (1951)\n“The Nine Billion Names of God” (1952)\n“The Star” (1954) \nFor the month of July\, we will be reading four short stories by British science fiction writer\, futurist\, and inventor Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008). Clarke is perhaps known to most for co-writing the screenplay for the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey as well as for the novel it was based on\, but his work spans decades and includes science and science fiction writing for which he was awarded the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for popularizing science. Clarke also helped popularize the idea of geostationary satellites for communication to the extent that geostationary orbit is often called the Clarke Orbit. His influence is difficult to overstate\, so please join us to read his stories “Transience\,” “The Sentinel\,” “The Nine Billion Names of God\,” and “The Star” to find out why! \nNo expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. \nINSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION \nIf you think you will be attending the session\, please send Max Yela an email (maxyela@uwm.edu) about your intention to attend (even if you decide not to attend later). He will accept notices of intent until 5:00 p.m.\, July 31. Between 6:30 and 6:45 on the day of our discussion\, July 31\, you will receive an email from him with an automatic password-protected URL. Please use that URL to join the session (you will of course need to use a computer with a microphone and a video camera in it — if you want to be seen\, that is). When you join\, you will be placed in a waiting room that Max will be monitoring to allow attendees into the session. Only those he has emailed will be allowed into the session. This process is intended to maximize the security of the meeting. \nThese discussions are free and open to the public. \nPart of the purpose of the Great Books Roundtable Discussions is to illustrate the pedagogical method of shared inquiry. Another purpose is to disseminate an understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of great books education on the 51 campus. It was the assertion of the former Great Books Program that its methodology and philosophical approach toward the study of foreign languages\, mathematics\, history\, and great books offers a challenging\, meaningful\, and useful Liberal Arts education. \nSpecial Collections serves as host for the Roundtable Discussions in support of these educational goals. Special Collections’ programs\, services\, and policy of free\, open\, and equal access to all its collections have close affinities to the former Great Books Program’s vision of a vigorous Liberal Arts education and its method of shared inquiry. \nMore information on the program can be found on the Special Collections Great Books Roundtable Discussions webpage. URL:/libraries/event/gbrd-073124/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Alumni & Community,Arts and Culture,Front Page Event,Public,51 Campus Events X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR