This event will take place Wednesday, February 27, at 3 pm in Konover Auditorium, the Dodd Center. It is free and open to the public. I recently had the great pleasure of meeting with the participants in this conversation: Joseph Flora, Visiting Professor in the English Department and Professor Emeritus at the University of North… continue reading

The “Gatsby at UConn” posts will explore UConn Reads programming and events this semester. Please consult the University calendar for complete information about events. The William Benton Museum of Art, one of our campus treasures, has mounted “Millionaires and Mechanics, Bootleggers and Flappers: Speaking of The Great Gatsby,” a terrific exhibition focused on Jazz Age… continue reading

Since I don’t think anyone will get the reference (it’s a stretch), I’ll just state up front that the title of this post is a play on Cole Porter’s great song “Begin the Beguine” of 1935. The Beguine is a Caribbean dance – “beguine” is the Creole word for a white woman on Martinique and… continue reading