Tom Peters writes “The author Willa Cather, who in her novel My Antonia depicted 19th-century prairie life in the Red Cloud area of Nebraska, would have appreciated the global online discussion of her novel to be held next Tuesday, September 21, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific. You are cordially invited to participate.
This online event, sponsored by the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center (http://www.mitbc.org/) (MITBC) and co-hosted by the Cather Project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (http://cather.unl.edu/), will include a panel of graduate students from the University of Nebraska as well as lovers of the novel the world over, including blind and visually impaired readers served by MITBC and other talking book centers.
The web address of the discussion is http://www.tcconference.com/lib?auditorium&nopass
Tom Peters writes “The author Willa Cather, who in her novel My Antonia depicted 19th-century prairie life in the Red Cloud area of Nebraska, would have appreciated the global online discussion of her novel to be held next Tuesday, September 21, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific. You are cordially invited to participate.
This online event, sponsored by the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center (http://www.mitbc.org/) (MITBC) and co-hosted by the Cather Project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (http://cather.unl.edu/), will include a panel of graduate students from the University of Nebraska as well as lovers of the novel the world over, including blind and visually impaired readers served by MITBC and other talking book centers.
The web address of the discussion is http://www.tcconference.com/lib?auditorium&nopass
To participate, you do not need a high speed Internet setup. A 56K dialup connection will work. A soundcard and speakers or a headset are necessary to hear the discussion. A microphone is optional since you can use a keyboard to type questions and share your thoughts about this wonderful novel.
The necessary software for this event downloads automatically to your computer as your enter the online discussion room. The software program is very small and will not harm your computer.
For your information, various digital versions of the novel are available from Blackmast.com at http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/newlinks/search.
This event is free of charge, and no registration is necessary. For more information, please contact Tom Peters ([email protected]), who will be facilitating the discussion
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