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The Library Lecture Series resumed last week with a speech by senior Fannézha Ford. She was the student winner of the 2011 WFU/WSSU Martin Luther King, Jr. Building the Dream Award. She spoke on the significance of education and service in her life, both as an African American and as a student at Wake Forest.

Future topics for spring include:

• Reflections on the Holy Land with students and Associate Professor of Old Testament Interpretation Neal Walls (January 26, 4 p.m.);
• Examination of two influential myths from the American Civil War with Reynolds Professor Paul Escott (February 8, 3 p.m.);
• A celebration of unsung African American women of the Civil Rights Struggle with Professor Beth Hopkins (February 21, 3 p.m.);
• Explorations of the Doppelgänger motif in the horror film genre with Steve Jarrett (March 5, 4 p.m.);
• A discussion and performance of Mario Davidovsky’s Synchronisms No. 9 (1988) with Associate Professor Jacqui Carrasco (March 20, 4 p.m.);
• A presentation from the faculty of the Documentary Film Program (TBA);
• and the annual Earth Day program (TBA).

In addition, three events will highlight recent publications by faculty authors.

• Shannon Gilreath, Wake Forest University School of Law Professor for the Interdisciplinary Study of Law, read from his latest book, The End of Straight Supremacy: Realizing Gay Liberation. (January 24, noon)
• Assistant Professor of Law Gregory Parks will speak about his book, Alpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, the Demands of Transcendence. (February 6, 4 p.m.)
• Lecturer Jenny Puckett will discuss her book, Fit for Battle: The Story of Wake Forest’s Harold W. Tribble. (February 28, 3 p.m.)

Copies of each book will be available for purchase and signing following the lectures.

See the Lecture Series website for more information.