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.
Tuesday, January 31
Life After Carbon
6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. talk
UWG Newnan
With Dr. Hannes Gerhardt, Professor of Geography
Join Dr. Gerhardt on a journey into possible worlds to come, where energy is abundant, affordable, and carbon-neutral.
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Tuesday, February 7
Trippin': A Brief Cultural Guide to Psychedelics
6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. talk
Carrollton Center for the Arts
With Dr. Lisa Gezon, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
From peyote to "magic" mushrooms (and even potable urine), this talk traces psychedelic experiences globally and through time, asking why humans continue to trip.
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Tuesday, February 21
Truth and Lies in Language Learning
6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. talk
UWG Newnan Center
With Claire Ezekial, UWG Lecturer of French
What is this thing we humans use to communicate and why is it so intimidating to learn? Join us as we explore some true and some not so true facts of language and its acquisition.
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Tuesday, March 21
An Evening with Blackwell Prize-Winner Elena Passarello
6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. talk
UWG Newnan Center
New York Times critically acclaimed author and Whiting Award Winner Elena Pasarello will read from her essay collections Animals Strike Curious Poses and Let Me Clear My Throat. Passarello is winner of this year’s Blackwell Prize in Writing, a $10,000 award supported through the generosity of The Blackwell Trust of Newnan. Passarello will also read at UWG Carrollton on March 14.
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Tuesday, March 28
The Stories That Trees Tell Us
6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. talk
Carrollton Center for the Arts
With Dr. Georgina Deweese, Professor of Geography
From antiquity to present day, through the lenses of religion and science, trees have succeeded in solving mysteries and telling us stories. Join us for a “dendroarchaeological” survey.
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Tuesday, April 11
The Psychology of Filmmaking
6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. talk
UWG Newnan
With Dr. Alison Umminger, Professor of English, and Dr. Nisha Gupta, Associate Professor of Psychology
Why do certain movies leave us feeling emotionally moved? Join a screenwriter and a psychotherapist as they discuss how going to the movies can be as psychologically transformative as going to therapy.
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