Great Courses: Writing & Civilization

Program Type:

Special Program

Age Group:

Adults
This event is part of a combined series. If you register for this event, you will be automatically registered for all of the following events in the series.
Registration for this event will be open from December 1, 2024 @ 9:00am to January 31, 2025 @ 1:30pm.

Event Details

Join staff as we watch lectures from the Great Courses class series "Writing & Civilization: From Ancient Worlds to Modernity". Each week, we'll watch episodes that trace the invention and evolution of “visible speech,” from its earliest origins to its future in the digital age. 

Jan 17: What Is Writing?, The Origins and Development of Writing, & Where Did Our Alphabet Come From? 

Jan 24: What Is Decipherment?, The History of Language, & Bilinguals, Biscripts, and Other Constraints 

Jan 31: Han'gŭl, Tengwar, and Other Featural Scripts, Medium and Message, & The Future of Writing 

Registration is required for each week and begins on December 1. You may register online, in person at the Ask a Librarian Desk or by calling 412-366-8100, extension 113.

Coffee and snacks will be provided.