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Gabriel García Márquez’s *Chronicle of a Death Foretold*: A Story Where Everyone Knows the Outcome – Explore the Events Leading Up to a Murder in a Small Colombian Town, Where Everyone Knows It Will Happen but No One Stops It, Examining Fate, Honor, and Collective Responsibility.

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: A Lecture on Fate, Honor, and the Absolutely Clueless Town (🔔 Ringing Bell Icon - signaling the start of the lecture) Alright, settle down, settle…
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Flannery O’Connor’s *Everything That Rises Must Converge*: Social Change in the American South – Read a Collection of O’Connor’s Stories That Examine Racial Tensions, Social Changes, and Religious Themes in the American South During the Civil Rights Era.

Flannery O'Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge: Social Change in the American South (Lecture Style: A slightly sardonic, slightly Southern professor with a penchant for the dramatic and a healthy…
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Raymond Carver’s *Where I’m Calling From*: Stories of Everyday Struggles and Moments of Grace – Explore a Collection of Carver’s Later Short Stories That Capture the Lives of Ordinary People Dealing with Challenges, Often Finding Moments of Connection and Hope.

Raymond Carver's Where I'm Calling From: A Drunkard's Guide to Grace (and Other Everyday Disasters) (Lecture Hall. Dimly lit. A projected slide shows the cover of Where I'm Calling From.…
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Alice Munro’s *Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage*: Stories of Relationships and Transformations – Read a Collection of Munro’s Stories That Delve into the Complexities of Human Relationships, Exploring Love, Friendship, and the Unexpected Turns of Life.

Lecture: Decoding the Munro Code: A Deep Dive into Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Welcome! Grab a metaphorical coffee and settle in. We’re about to embark on a journey into…
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Margaret Atwood’s *Oryx and Crake*: A Post-Apocalyptic Love Story and Warning – Explore a Future Devastated by a Pandemic and Unpack the Events Leading to the Catastrophe Through the Memories of the Survivor, Questioning Science, Ethics, and Human Responsibility.

Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake: A Post-Apocalyptic Love Story and Warning – A Lecture (Image: A lone figure silhouetted against a vibrant sunset over a ravaged landscape. Maybe add a…
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Kurt Vonnegut’s *Sirens of Titan*: Free Will, Fate, and Cosmic Jokes – Follow the Journeys of Characters Whose Lives Are Secretly Manipulated by Cosmic Forces, Exploring Themes of Free Will, Fate, and the Absurdity of Existence with Vonnegut’s Signature Dark Humor.

Kurt Vonnegut's Sirens of Titan: Free Will, Fate, and Cosmic Jokes – A Lecture (Welcome music fades. A projector displays a picture of Kurt Vonnegut smoking a cigarette. The lecturer…
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Arthur C. Clarke’s *Rendezvous with Rama*: Encountering the Alien Unknown – Explore Humanity’s First Encounter with a Massive, Cylindrical Alien Spaceship Entering the Solar System and the Scientific Exploration of This Mysterious Object, Questioning Our Place in the Universe.

Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama: Encountering the Alien Unknown – A Lecture on Humanity's First Blind Date with a Cosmic Cigar (Lecture Hall ambience with a faint, echoing "Whoa...")…