New English Reading Circle Colloquium – June 2014 Session
New session of the book club in English “English Reading Circle” with Peter Savaiano as moderator.
The English Reading Circle becomes an activity promoted by the American Space Madrid (a new joint project between the International Institute and the Embassy of the United States in Madrid) and therefore becomes free.
To learn about contemporary American literature through the reading and discussion of short stories from online literary magazines, which can be read for free over the Internet on the magazines' websites.
The meetings will take place in the library one Tuesday a month from 14:30 p.m. to 15:30 p.m. From october to june.
Those interested can communicate before and after with the group through this blog, adding comments to this entry and/or those included by the moderator.
Registration for library members continues to be preferential. If you are interested in attending, send us an email to library@iie.es including the name(s) of the children (providing the reader number in the case of members).
Registration for members and non-members is open from June 1. The confirmation of the registration of non-members will be from June 9.
Given the capacity limitation (15-20 people), all interested parties who want to participate must send a registration message to library@iie.es attaching the first time, if possible, a document that certifies their level of English or, failing that, arranging a test. level prior to the development of the colloquium with the English Department of the International Institute through library@iie.es (a medium-high or advanced level of English is necessary).
Cycle 2013- 2014: “American Short Story from the Contemporary Literary Journals”
Reading of the month:
"The Requirement" by Wendell Berry
Published and available online at Harper's
Colloquium: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 14:30 p.m.
See also:
http://www.acrossthepage.net/tag/wendell-berry/
http://www.resurgence.org/magazine/author3-wendell-berry.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_William_(Wendell_Berry)
