If heading back to campus and taking in a week of free lectures and readings from top scholars sounds like fun, then the University of Arizona's College of Humanities has you covered.
This will be the fourth year the college has opened its doors to the public for a wide range of conversations and events. A word of warning - few people stop at just one.
The lineup
Monday
• 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.: "Conservative Evangelicals in American Politics: Reflections from the Field." Presented by Karen Seat of the Religious Studies department.
• 5 to 6 p.m.: "A Guide to Getting Lost in Labyrinths." Presented by Ander Monson of the English Department.
• 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: "Thomas Mullen's The Last Town on Earth as a Post-9/11 Historical Novel." Presented by Jerrold Hogle of the Department of English and the UA Reads Project.
People are also reading…
Tuesday
• 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.: "The Language We Dance In: Story, Social Meaning, and Identity in Africa." Presented by Praise Zenenga of the Africana Studies program.
• 5 to 6 p.m.: "A Good Plan Gone Bad: Unintended Consequences of Urban Planning in Madrid." Presented by Malcolm Compitello of the Spanish and Portuguese Department.
• 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: "The Marketability of Marlene Dietrich in Post-Wall Germany." Presented by Barbara Kosta of the German Studies Department.
Wednesday
• 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.: "Not Just a Pretty Face: Helen of Sparta and Egypt, Not Troy." Presented by Bella Vivante of the Classics Department.
• 5:15 to 6:45 p.m.: "Poetry and Music," a reading by the German writer Thomas Kunst. Presented by the German Studies Department.
Oct. 20
• 7 p.m.: Reading by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Schultz. Coordinated by the University of Arizona Poetry Center.
Oct. 21
• 3 to 4 p.m.: "Hemingway's 'A Clean, Well-Lighted Place' and the Modernist Movement." Presented by Charles Scruggs of the Department of English.
• 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.: "Islam and the French Republic: The Affair of the Muslim Headscarf (1989-2004)." Presented by Carine Bourget of the French and Italian Department.
• 7 to 9 p.m.: "Russian Fantasia: Folklore, Farce, Fairytales in Readings and Music." Presented by the Russian and Slavic Studies Department.
Light refreshments begin at 6:15 p.m.
If you go
• What: The UA College of Humanities offers free lectures and readings during the fourth annual Humanities Week.
• Where: Helen S. Schaefer Building, home to the UA Poetry Center and the Humanities Seminars Program, 1508 E. Helen Street.
• Parking: For a fee at the Highland Avenue Garage, Helen Street at Vine Avenue, across from the Helen S. Schaefer Building. Zone 1 parking lots are free starting at 5 p.m.
• Cost: Free