Nicholas Ealy, in his role as Distinguished Teaching Humanist (2022-24), will lead a discussion of French author Annie Ernaux (recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022) and her book A Woman’s Story (100 pages). This book, while tracing the life and death of her mother, deals with issues of history and origins, social class, the radical importance of an “ordinary life,” and the ways in which her identity was shaped through both a connection to – and separation from – her mother and her mother’s world.
If you would like to participate, email Nicholas Ealy at ealy@hartford.edu by March 18. There is space for up to 15 participants, all of whom will receive a copy of A Woman’s Story to read in advance. The discussion will take place Wednesday, April 24, from 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m., in Auerbach 110.
This event is open to full- and part-time faculty. See the attached flyer for full details.