ASU Book Group: 'Animal Revolution' by Ron Broglio

Event description

  • Academic events
  • Family friendly
  • Open to the public
  • Sustainability

The ASU Book Group's March 2023 reading selection is "Animal Revolution” by Ron Broglio. The book group is open to all in the ASU community and meets monthly from noon–1 p.m. with two different options for attendance: either in-person at the Piper Writers House or virtually on Zoom (registration required for online attendance). In-person attendees are invited to join the author for lunch after at the University Club, no-host.

Haven't read the book? Come anyway! Authors are always present.

Synopsis:

Cover of Animal Revolution by Ron BroglioAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues to linger, many scholars among the Homo sapien variety of animal have found themselves pondering more than usual the relationship between themselves and their non-human counterparts. Broglio’s creative non-fiction book takes a hard look at real-life incidents of animals crossing boundaries between their world and humans'–from reports of radioactive boar invading towns to jellyfish disarming battleships.

The book is available on amazon.com or from local bookstores.

Ron Broglio is a professor of English at ASU, where he also directs the Desert Humanities Initiative in the Institute for Humanities Research.

About the book group:

The ASU Book Group meetings and selections for 202223 are:

The ASU Book Group is sponsored as a community outreach initiative by the Department of English and organized in partnership with the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.

Event contact

Judith Smith
jps@asu.edu
Date

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Time

12:00 pm1:00 pm (MST)

Location

Piper Writers House or Online

Cost

Free