Lit Webinar

This is a seminar style discussion that focuses on exemplary works of international literature written in or translated into English. We will focus on a broad selection of styles ranging from the Classical, to the Modern and Postmodern. Selections will include poetry, short stories, essays and brief novels. The object is to enjoy great works of literature through lively, interactive discussions

 

Typical timing:

Several times a year on the second Thursday at 3pm

 

Upcoming and Past Lit Webinar Details

 
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Lit Webinar -- Maya Angelou
Sep 19
Lit Webinar -- Maya Angelou

The 2024 Lit Webinar series on “20th Century American Poets Who Broke the Rules and Changed the Conversation” will continue with a discussion of the poetry of Maya Angelou on Zoom.

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Lit Webinar -- Sylvia Plath
May 16
Lit Webinar -- Sylvia Plath

The 2024 Lit Webinar series on “20th Century American Poets Who Broke the Rules and Changed the Conversation” will continue with a discussion of the poetry of Sylvia Plath. Join us in Recoleta or on Zoom.

Lit Webinar -- Edna St. Vincent Millay
Apr 4
Lit Webinar -- Edna St. Vincent Millay

The 2024 Lit Webinar series on “20th Century American Poets Who Broke the Rules and Changed the Conversation” will start with a discussion of the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. Join us in Recoleta or on Zoom.

Lit Webinar: Toni Morrison
Sep 21
Lit Webinar: Toni Morrison

We continue our 2023 Lit Webiner series on Women Nobel Prize Authors with Toni Morrison.

Lit Webinar: Doris Lessing
Aug 3
Lit Webinar: Doris Lessing

We continue our 2023 Lit Webiner series on Women Nobel Prize Authors with Doris Lessing.

Lit Webinar: Nadine Gordimer
Apr 20
Lit Webinar: Nadine Gordimer

We will begin our 2023 Lit Webiner series on Women Nobel Prize Authors with Nadine Gordimer.

Lit Webinar: MARGARET ATWOOD: When Fiction Becomes Reality
Aug 18
Lit Webinar: MARGARET ATWOOD: When Fiction Becomes Reality

Through works by Margaret Atwood, this month's Lit Webinar will focus on ways in which society affects women.

Lit Webinar: When cats and elephants dance in the rain: Three short stories by Ernest Hemingway
Jun 23
Lit Webinar: When cats and elephants dance in the rain: Three short stories by Ernest Hemingway

Join us for a lively discussion around three stories by Ernest Hemingway. Click here for more information.

Lit Webinar: Inside the Mind of Edgar Allan Poe
Apr 21
Lit Webinar: Inside the Mind of Edgar Allan Poe

Join us for a lively discussion around three stories by Edgar Allan Poe! Click here for more information.

Time Revisited: The Multiple Worlds of Borges
Oct 14
Time Revisited: The Multiple Worlds of Borges

This month’s Lit Webinar will be the first of our regular cultural activities this year to be held in person, but also, for those who prefer it, via zoom. Read more.....

Lit Webinar: Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States
Aug 12
Lit Webinar: Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States

Joy Harjo was appointed United States Poet Laureate in June, 2019 and is the first Native American Poet Laureate in the history of the position. We will read a selection of her poems and discuss them together.

Lit Webinar: A Recipe For Love: Two Stories by Esther Cross
Jun 10
Lit Webinar: A Recipe For Love: Two Stories by Esther Cross

At this month’s session we will read two delightful stories by Esther Cross and discuss them together.

Lit Webinar: Amanda Gorman
Apr 8
Lit Webinar: Amanda Gorman

The UWC Lit Webinar begins with a new author many of you may have heard read at President Biden's inauguration, 23-year-old Amanda Gorman. Continue reading about this event!

Lit Webinar: Virginia Woolf's Classic "Mrs. Dalloway" in the Cinema
Jul 16
Lit Webinar: Virginia Woolf's Classic "Mrs. Dalloway" in the Cinema

Mrs. Dalloway, a classic of British literature, opens with a statement that could have been written during the current Covid19 pandemic: "Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself " (as domestic help is not available now). It seems the novel is one of the most popular reads of the quarantine. The themes of friendship, love, regrets and death are eternal, yet the way in which Woolf portrays these topics is unique. Through a series of interior monologues, she introduces us to her charmingly flawed characters as they prepare for a party.

We will discuss the movie version of the book. It is not necessary to read the novel unless you want to.