The Book That Changed My Life

Lecture series invites professors to share how a book, piece of music or play changed their way of thinking

Every semester at Carthage, the Philosophy Club invites professors to give a presentation on a book that changed their way of thinking. Founded in 2009, the popular lecture series is called "The Book That Changed My Life." Speakers have occasionally tweaked the lecture format to fit their field of study, speaking instead about a piece of music or theatre that changed them.

In past lectures, Great Ideas and classics professor Joseph McAlhany spoke on Plato's Phaedrus; Pastor Harvard Stephens spoke about Holmes' Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church; and economics professor Yuri Maltsev spoke on Hayek's Road to Serfdom. Music professor Dimitri Shapovalov spoke about the music that changed his life.

Spring 2011 Lecture Series

The Book That Changed My Life lecture series are held in Clausen Center 106. Admission is free. All are welcome.

Feb. 24
Greg Baer, professor of modern languages
4:55 p.m.

March 8
Martin McClendon, professor of theatre
The Theater That Changed My Life
11:40 a.m.

March 31
Kimberly Greene, professor of art
The Art That Changed My Life
4:55 p.m.

April 19
Susanne Sklar, professor of English and Great Ideas
4:55 p.m.

May 3
Paul Kirkland, professor of political science and Great Ideas
4:55 p.m.

May 12
Charlotte Chell, professor of mathematics, computer science and Great Ideas
4:55 p.m.

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