The Other Night School
No quizzes or pesky term papers. No parking problems or tuition fees. Just the best university professors and the most captivating lectures.
Come be part of a dynamic learning environment with faculty delivering talks on important, intriguing, and yes, curious topics of interest to everyone. Free and open to the public. Please reserve a spot on Eventbrite.
Fall 2023 Schedule
Anatomy of a Joke: The Rhetoric of Humor
Tuesday, August 29
Speaker: Dr. Kevin Casper, Associate Professor of English
UWG Newnan Center
6:00 reception // 6:30 talk
Anyone who's ever told a joke that bombed or laughed at the wrong time has felt the dark side of humor's inherent risks. Join Dr. Casper—professor of rhetoric and a former stand-up comedian—as he unpacks the powerful, community-congealing, soul-uplifting, and uncontrollable force of laughter.
Discovering Mannerism
Tuesday, September 12
Speaker: Dr. Nathan Rees, Associate Professor of Art
UWG Newnan Center
6:00 reception // 6:30 talk
The art historical period you've barely heard of might be a lot more fascinating than you would have guessed. Join us as we delve into this often misunderstood link between the Renaissance and the Baroque.
Dead Weight: Medieval Runestones and Buried Books
Tuesday, September 26
Speaker: Dr. Jill Clements, Associate Professor of English, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Carrollton Center for the Arts
6:00 reception // 6:30 talk
While we tend to think of all stone sculpture as enormous and heavy, this talk will introduce you to a curious group of small, book-sized stones, and the surprising uses of runes in medieval Christian inscriptions.
From Mourning Veils to Veiled Mourning: American Memorial Customs
Tuesday, October 24
Speaker: Kate Sweeney, Atlanta-based Writer and Journalist
UWG Newnan Center
6:00 reception // 6:30 talk
Join us for a tour of nineteenth-century American death culture and discover how the Victorians invented nearly everything we think of when we think "mourning." Proviso: This talk will not, Kate promises, be a bummer.
Marvelous Marble
Tuesday, November 14
Speakers: Dr. Ryan Currier, Associate Professor of Geology, and Maria Lundin, Instructor of Art
Carrollton Center for the Arts
6:00 reception // 6:30 talk
What do the Renaissance and kitchen countertops have in common? Join a geologist and an art historian on a tour of marble, from the core of mountain belts to its depiction in paintings, as they share why this stone has always fascinated us.
Charles Dickens, Our Christmas Ghost
Tuesday, November 28
Speaker: Dr. Margaret Mitchell, Professor of English
UWG Newnan Center
6:00 reception // 6:30 talk
Join us to explore how the beloved Victorian novelist and his classic story shape (and haunt!) the way we celebrate Christmas today.