On Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m., the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (PHS/SPCA) hosts Stanford University’s Director of American Studies, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, who reads from and signs copies of a new hard-cover compilation of Mark Twain’s Book of Animals. The event is in PHS/SPCA’s Auditorium, located at the southern end of the shelter’s 12 Airport Blvd. property in San Mateo, The evening is geared for longtime Twain admirers and those who would like to learn more about the popular 19th century author, humorist and satirist who left us many pearls of wisdom and wit like "Man is the only animal that blushes — or needs to.”
Professor Fishkin will donate $5 to PHS/SPCA for every book sold at the event and the Stanford Bookstore offers a discount for Mark Twain’s "Book of Animals” that evening.
This author event is part of PHS/SPCA’s ongoing Creature Features series for adults and families. For more information about the event call the Stanford Bookstore at 329-1217.
Frederick Cooper
Professor Frederick Cooper, an American historian who specializes in colonialization, decolonialization and African history at New York University, speaks on "Citizenship between Empire and Nation: France and French Africa 1945-60” Monday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. and on "Imperial Repertoires and the Myth of Modern Colonialism” on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. Both talks are at the Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa St. on the Stanford campus. No registration required .For more information visit http://shc.stanford.edu.
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