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Many Tanner Humanities Center events require advance registration or tickets, which can be found below. 

great books


An evening with Great Books
Wednesday, October 16 

6:00–9:00pm 

Commander's House 

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Join us for an evening as we highlight the College of Humanities Great Books class, and hear faculty discuss their great book selection.

percival everett


Tanner Conversation with Percival Everett

Tuesday, October 29

7:00pm

Kingsbury Hall 

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Percival Everett is Distinguished Professor of English at University of South California and the award-winning author of 25 novels, including Erasure (adapted as the film American Fiction) and most recently, James, a rewriting of Huck Finn from the perspective of Jim. James has been nominated for this year's prestigious Booker Prize. Everett will be in conversation with University of Utah faculty Jeremy Rosen (Associate Professor, English) and Rone Shavers (Associate Professor, Creative Writing). 

peggy battin


Tanner Conversartion with Peggy Battin 
Thursday, November 7

12:00–1:30pm

Tanner Humanities Center, Jewel Box 

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Professor Margaret Battin will discuss her new book, Sex and the Planet: What Opt-In Reproduction Could Do for the Globe, with James Tabery (Professor, Department of Philosophy) and David Turok (Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology).

Last Updated: 9/27/24