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- HONORS READS 2011 -

This five-part series is offered in cooperation with the WSC Honors Program and its Director, Dr. Heather Thiessen-Reilly. Join our Honors faculty as they debate four excellent books and eliminate one book on each show. The final book "standing" will be used in Honors 100 The Gateway in Fall, 2011. The theme for these selected books is "sustainability" as we experience the Year of Sustainability on our campus. Episodes 2-5 will be available on this webpage after airing on Saturday mornings KWSB 91.1 and www.kwsb.org.

This program was created and written by Dr. Heather Thiessen-Reilly and produced by members of COTH 362 Advanced Audio Production: Charles "Rusty" Spydell, Steven Alesch, Brian Ehmke, Ted Prentice, Drew Murdza, and Brendan Kohler. The Executive Producer of the series is Dr. Terry Schliesman.

CLICK HERE for Episode One - Welcome and book summaries (to air Saturday, April 2, 11:00 a.m.) ]

CLICK HERE for Episode Two - Description of each book and initial debate (to air Saturday, April 9, 11:00 a.m.)

CLICK HERE for Episode Three - Elimination of the first book (to air Saturday, April 16, 11:00 a.m.)

CLICK HERE for Episode Four- Elimination of the second book (to air Saturday, April 23, 11:00 a.m.)

CLICK HERE for Episode Five - Elimination of third book and series wrap-up (to air Saturday, April 30, 11:00 a.m.)

Summaries of the books (from Episode One):

Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities - presented by Karen Hausdoerffer, Lecturer in Environmental Studies

bell hooks' belonging - presented by Dr. Paul Edwards, Professor of Communication and Theatre

Avishai Margalit's The Ethics of Memory - by Dr. Maria Struble, Assistant Professor of Politics and Government

Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer - by Dr. Heather Thiessen-Reily, Professor of History and Director of Honors

To learn more about the Honors Program at WSC, click here.

Shakespeare in the Alley - Produced by Dr. William King, this radio series explores the lyrics of Bob Dylan as poet. The compilation of one-hour shows airs Thursday nights on KWSB at 8:00 p.m. The program is also available via www.PRX.org. Shakespeare in the Alley is more than a tribute to the songwriter or "history of rock" piece. The program examines Dylan’s lyrics as poetry while not extracting the lyrics from the music. To learn more click http://www.dylanalley.org

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