{"id":704,"date":"2017-04-09T20:16:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T20:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.lvc.edu\/lavie\/?p=704"},"modified":"2017-04-09T20:16:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T20:16:30","slug":"global-book-club-closes-up-for-the-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2017\/04\/09\/global-book-club-closes-up-for-the-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Global book club closes-up for the semester"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Maria Scacchitti ’18, staff writer<\/p>\n

Over the span of the past semester, the global education department and those at Vernon and Doris Bishop Library have created a successful global book club.<\/p>\n

According to library director Sarah Greene, the hopes of the club were to give the college community a better understanding of global and cultural issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe library wanted to start a book club and I was talking to Jill Russell and Caitlin Murphy about how to expand the college community\u2019s understanding of global issues, so it seemed like a perfect fit to partner on the book club,\u201d Greene said. \u201cI think literature is a fantastic way to really learn about other people and cultures. It allows you to experience that person\u2019s life and circumstances and build empathy for other people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The books chosen for the book club centered around countries that Greene, Russell and Murphy thought the community would be interested in learning about and that were not commonly well-known, such as the life and culture of Saudi Arabia or South Sudan.<\/p>\n

Caitlin Murphy, associate director of the department of global education, felt the book events at the library were quite successful in exposing the LVC community to global issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to explore cultural themes, history and global challenges through literature,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cwe thought a book club would be a great medium for such endeavors. We wanted to help our faculty, staff and students learn about the world through notable books.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the spring semester, the global book club met to discuss a number of books, but for Green and Murphy, on book outshone the rest: Their favorite book this semester was \u201cWithout You, There is No Us,\u201d by Suki Kim.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was beautifully written and I knew very little about North Korea and it educated me a great deal on the country and its struggles,\u201d Greene said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis book delved into life behind North Korean borders from the perspective of an undercover journalist. It was absolutely fascinating,\u201d Murphy said.<\/p>\n

The global book club came to a close this semester with \u201cDevoured,\u201d by Sophie Egan, who came to campus to speak as part of the Colloquium Series and was a guest speaker for the book club the week of March 27. The global book club had a great turnout this semester, and they plan on continuing it in the fall.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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