Reception for Montana State faculty authors set for Nov. 18

BOZEMAN - The College of Letters and Science at Montana State University will celebrate four faculty authors who published books this year at a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Inspiration Hall in Norm Asbjornson Hall on campus.

The free, public event will feature a discussion with William Thomas, dean of the College of Letters and Science, and Peter Schweppe, associate professor in the departments of history and philosophy and modern languages and literatures. They will discuss Schweppe's recently published book, "Out of Line: Reading and Writing Protest in West Germany, 1968." The book uncovers the vibrant history of alternative forms of literature, including fringe books, underground newspapers, incendiary flyers and furtive graffiti, during a watershed moment of social upheaval.

The discussion will focus on the reasons Schweppe wrote the book and how different forms of protest literature took shape, how the events of 1968 are relevant today, and what protest art and literature mean in a democratic society.

Additional faculty authors to be recognized at the reception are:

• Brooke Carnwath, lecturer in the Department of English and author of the middle-grade novel "Far From the Ocean's Edge."
• Hua Li, professor of modern languages and literatures and author of "Ecocriticism and Speculative Fiction in East Asia."
• John Thompson, professor of modern languages and literatures and author of "Destruccion y reconstruccion de la memoria historica: La massacre de Badajoz," which translates to "Destruction and Reconstruction of Historical Memory: The Badajoz Massacre."

For more information, contact Emma Burgess at the College of Letters and Science at 406-994-4288 or [email protected].