Tanner Humanities Center

September 29, 2021 @ 7pm

Author Meets Readers with Anthony Doerr

The King's English Bookshop and the Tanner Humanities Center proudly present an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr. He will be in conversation with bookselling legend, Betsy Burton. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Your $40 ticket includes one copy of Cloud Cuckoo Land.

Lectures and Conversations

Teacher Workshops

National Theatre Live

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Technology & AI Virtual Book Club - I , Robot

With Andrew Shephard

English faculty members Andrew Shephard and Jeremy Rosen who will run a bi-semester virtual book club on artificial intelligence, starting with I, Robot by Isaac Isamov and discussion led by Prof. Shephard.

When: October 29, 2020
Time: 7:00pm MDT
Location: Virtual

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

Technology & AI Virtual Book Club - I , Robot

With Andrew Shephard

English faculty members Andrew Shephard and Jeremy Rosen who will run a bi-semester virtual book club on artificial intelligence, starting with I, Robot by Isaac Isamov and discussion led by Prof. Shephard.

When: October 29, 2020
Time: 7:00pm MDT
Location: Virtual

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

Technology & AI Virtual Book Club - I , Robot

With Andrew Shephard

English faculty members Andrew Shephard and Jeremy Rosen who will run a bi-semester virtual book club on artificial intelligence, starting with I, Robot by Isaac Isamov and discussion led by Prof. Shephard.

When: October 29, 2020
Time: 7:00pm MDT
Location: Virtual

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

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Work-in-Progress Presentations

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Mission

The Tanner Humanities Center advances humanities exploration and engagement through academic research, educational enrichment, and public outreach. The activities reflect a vision of the humanities as not only relevant, stimulating, and cutting-edge, but also essential for developing critical thinking, tolerance, and respect on campus and in the community.

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