The 鈥淟et鈥檚 Talk About It鈥� book discussion series will return to 野狼社区 University this fall with the theme, 鈥淣ative American Identity from Past to Present.鈥�
OCU鈥檚 Jeanne Hoffman Smith Center for Film & Literature is hosting the series, with discussions set for select Tuesday evenings from Sept. 5 through Nov. 7 in the Walker Center on the OCU campus, room 151.
This season鈥檚 series is funded by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities and is part of the National Endowment for the Humanities 鈥淎 More Perfect Union鈥� initiative.
鈥淧articipants in our program always tell us how much the books and conversations expand their understanding of other cultures and themselves,鈥� said Tracy Floreani, director of the center. 鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to offer a series as part of a national project 鈥� and this is a list of really great reads.鈥�
The opening discussion at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 will be on the award-winning young adult novel 鈥淔irekeeper鈥檚 Daughter鈥� by Angeline Boulley, led by OCU Professor Emeritus Harbour Winn.
In carrying through the theme the discussion series features new works of fiction and creative nonfiction by living Native American authors. Developed by University of Oklahoma philosophy professor Brian Burkhart, the theme challenges the stereotypical and fantastical images and stories of Native people and explores modern Native American identity in all its diversity and complexity.
Books for the series may be borrowed free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis at OCU鈥檚 Dulaney-Browne Library circulation desk. Participants are also welcome to join the sessions with their own books.
For more information on the series, visit okcu.edu/film-literature.
Series schedule:
Sept. 5, 鈥淔irekeeper鈥檚 Daughter鈥� by Angeline Boulley
Sept. 19, 鈥淭here There鈥� by Tommy Orange
Oct. 10, 鈥淭he Removed鈥� by OCU alumnus Brandon Hobson
Oct. 24, 鈥淏ad Indians: A Tribal Memoir鈥� by Deborah Miranda
Nov. 7, 鈥淭he Round House鈥� by Louise Erdrich
