"Read This" Program
Questions? Contact Us.
Dr. Ann-Gee Lee
- Professor
- Ann-Gee.Lee@uafs.edu
- 479-788-7363
- Mon. - Fri.: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Vines 148
Spearheaded by Dr. Keith Fudge in 2009, the Read This program is a multidisciplinary literary program, which originated in the English Department and has since extended to the UAFS campus and Fort Smith community.
We provide programming related to the campus big read, which begins in our Composition II courses. Such events consist of a book launch, a read-aloud, a lecture series, community-wide book discussions, and ultimately, a speaking engagement with the author or other prominent guests, among other activities.
Read This is a great way to educate participants on important social issues. The interactions with others help us further understand the diverse populations of our campus and community and make us more informed citizens and more enlightened human beings.
If you miss any events, please refer to our Facebook page for photos and possible recordings.
Latest Book:
2022-2024: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
This program was made possible from funding provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture program and a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and National Endowment for the Humanities.
Previous Books / Programs:
| 2020-2022 | Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann |
| 2019-2020 | Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel |
| 2016-2018 | Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea |
| 2015-2016 | House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday |
| 2014-2015 | The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan |
| 2013-2014 | The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien |
| 2012-2013 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon |
| 2011-2012 | The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal |
| 2010-2011 | True Grit by Charles Portis |
Spring 2023 Schedule:
Book Discussions
Dates:
- Part 1 : January 17, 2023
- Part 2: January 24, 2023
- Part 3: January 31, 2023
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Bookish at the Bakery District
Book Launch
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Room 101, Baldor Technology Center
Registration is required for those who wish to attend via Zoom.
Book Discussion
Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Fireplace
Interfaith Fellowship's book club is wrapping up their discussion and invite any and all to join them.
Craft Talk with Colson Whitehead
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Windgate Theatre on UAFS campus
Registration is required for both in-person and Zoom attendees
Craft Talk IN-PERSON REgistration
An Evening with Colson Whitehead
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Gayle Kaundart Arena/Stubblefield Center on UAFS campus
Registration is required for both in-person and Zoom attendees.
EVENING In-Person REGISTRATION
Black History Month Virtual Read-Aloud
Students, faculty, staff, and community members will be reading from Colson Whitehead's works as well as other prominent black authors' works. UAFS Read This Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/uafsreadthis
Faculty Lecture: The Nickel Boys and Reform Schools
UAFS Criminal Justice Professor Dan Balch will share his thoughts on the book during this interactive lecture.
Date: March 2
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Location: Baldor 101
Letterpress Workshop
Date: April 14
Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Location: Windgate 121
The UAFS Letterpress Studio has always been involved with Read This. For this workshop, 20 lucky people get to choose their favorite quote to set and print! Registration is required.
Storywalk: The Nickel Boys
Date: All April/May
Time: Open when Vines Building is open
Location: Vines Building, first floor
Whether you have read or not read The Nickel Boys, come check out our storywalk designed by our Read This student intern, Sarah Chiles.