In conjunction with Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson’s virtual visit to Miami University on September 9, the Humanities Center is organizing faculty and staff small-group discussions around her 2020 book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Both Wilkerson’s visit and the book club coincide with next year's Focus Program (formerly “One Year/One Theme”) on Race and Racism.
The book club will meet on the afternoon of Thursday, September 2, the week prior to Wilkerson’s talk. Participants will be randomly divided into small groups of five or six at the event itself. Participation is open to any and all interested faculty and staff members at the university.
In preparation for the fall meeting, the Humanities Center offered copies of Caste to the first 50 interested participants. At this time all copies have been distributed. However, the Humanities Center will soon lead an effort for those still interested to borrow books from other participants.
If you already own the book and simply wish to participate in this discussion, you are of course more than welcome (and no RSVP is needed at this time).
Additional details coming soon.