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Buffy Discussion Group
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

.... and then Buffy staked Edward.  The End.


Tweens, teens and women of all ages have gone crazy for the Twilight books... but what would Buffy do if she met Edward Cullen in a dark cemetery?  Are the Twilight books simply a post-feminist version of the same themes addressed in the Buffyverse or do they seek to teach girls of a similar age a completely different set of values?  We'll focus on the themes of sexuality, the "harmless" vampire, female teen identity and heroism in our discussion and will ultimately address the question of whether Buffy really WOULD stake Edward if she encountered him in Sunnydale. 


Reading:
What would Buffy do?  Notes on dusting Edward Cullen
http://www.wimnonline.org/WIMNsVoicesBlog/?p=1272


Viewing:
Buffy vs. Edward: Twilight Remixed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwM3GvaTRM

Anne Calcagno
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:00 pm

Love Like a Dog

            The illegal underworld of dog fighting, the complexities of the pit bull breed, and the ethical dilemma of animal cruelty is at the heart of School of the Art Institute of Chicago writing professor Calcagno’s (Pray for Yourself) new novel. When teenager Dirk finds an abandoned pit bull in a dumpster behind his father’s store, it sets in motion a series of events that changes his life forever, as Dirk is torn between the desire to please his father and do what is right for the animals he deeply loves. Intended both to educate and entertain, Love Like a Dog is informed by Calcagno’s ride alongs with the Chicago Police Department’s Animal Abuse Control Team.

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She Writes reading featuring Audrey Niffenegger, Zoe Zolbrod, Teri Coyne, and others
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Ordinary Women: Extraordinary Heroines – A New Paradigm for the Modern Heroine

She Writes reading featuring Audrey Niffenegger, Zoe Zolbrod, Teri Coyne, and others.

Hosted by She Writes and Teri Coyne.

            Join author Teri Coyne (The Last Bridge) and authors from the ground-breaking web community She Writes (www.shewrites.com) for a special reading celebrating the extraordinary heroics of “ordinary” women; fresh female characters who are often flawed but willful protagonists who rely on intelligence, wit, and survival skills to find themselves or shake things up. She Writes is the leading online destination for women writers. Since June 2009, more than 10,000 women writers from more than 30 countries and all 50 states have signed on to share knowledge, support, and network.

Along with Coyne, Audrey Niffenegger and Zobrod, authors Amina Gautier and Emily Gray Tedrowe will be joining the reading. Gautier has been anthologized in the 2009 and 2010 editions of Best African American Fiction, and Tedrowe is the author of Communters.

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Toyin Ayeni
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm

In her new book, Nigeria native Toyin Ayeni argues that her homeland is much more
than a producer of terrorists or con artists. Hoping to increase awareness of
the positive aspects of her West African country, Ayeni contends that the
problems associated with Nigeria are global in origin and that global problems
require global solutions. A past president of the Chicago chapter of
Toastmasters International, Ayeni hold a B.S. in microbiology from the
University of Ibadan and an M.S. in information systems management from Loyola
University Chicago. Join us for this special event celebrating the fiftieth
anniversary of Nigeria's independence.

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