The culmination of UConn Reads programming for this year includes five signature events centered on this year’s selected book, The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable, and its author, Amitav Ghosh.
All events are hosted virtually and open to the public. All times are EDT.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.: Forum: The Great Derangement: Climate Change and The Unthinkable
The University of Connecticut proudly invites you to join UConn Reads for its capstone event, an interdisciplinary forum with author Amitav Ghosh as well as with a multidisciplinary panel comprising esteemed faculty members and students from across the University. The forum will feature a presentation by Dr. Ghosh, followed by a thoughtful panel discussion with the author initiated by themes in Dr. Ghosh's book, The Great Derangement. A Question and Answer Session with the audience will conclude the programming.
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.: Thematic Discussion: Climate Change and Public Health
The University of Connecticut proudly invites you to join UConn Reads for a thematic discussion of issues intersecting climate change and public health. The discussions with Dr. Ghosh will be initiated by a multidisciplinary panel of faculty members from across the university, followed by a Question and Answers Session with the audienceon climate change and public health. This virtual program will feature author Amitav Ghosh as well as esteemed faculty from across the University.
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Thematic Discussion: Restoring the Earth
The University of Connecticut proudly invites you to join UConn Reads for a thematic discussion of issues, perspectives, and actions to restore the earth and to enhance the likelihood of a sustainable, desirable, and just future for the planet and its inhabitants. The discussions with Dr. Ghosh will be initiated by a multidisciplinary panel of faculty members from across the university, followed by a Question and Answers Session with the audience.