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Guided Discussion: Book Club: Grit Lit   

Join Professor Taylor Hagood for a compelling book club exploring the gritty, lyrical world of poor white life in American literature. Through powerful short stories and novellas, we’ll examine how writers from Florida to Appalachia capture themes of survival, place, and identity with unflinching honesty and deep empathy. Each work invites thoughtful discussion and insight into lives often overlooked yet profoundly human. This program is being presented with limited enrollment to foster discussion.

LECTURES:

1. River of Names: Dorothy Allison

2. Redneck Boys: Ann Pancake

3. Speckled Trout : Ron Rash

4. I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down: William Gay

5. Car: Harry Crews

6. Joe: Larry Brown
Guided Discussion: Book Club: Grit Lit | Jupiter Campus | Instructor: Taylor Hagood, Ph.D.
2/27/2026
  • Guided Discussion: Book Club: Grit Lit
  • Location: Jupiter Campus
    Fees:
    Member: $150.00
    Non-Member: $200.00
    Price at the Door: 35
    Date: 2/27/2026 - 4/10/2026
    Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Building: Jupiter - Lifelong Learning Complex
    Instructor: Taylor Hagood, Ph.D.

    Join Professor Taylor Hagood for a compelling book club exploring the gritty, lyrical world of poor white life in American literature. Through powerful short stories and novellas, we’ll examine how writers from Florida to Appalachia capture themes of survival, place, and identity with unflinching honesty and deep empathy. Each work invites thoughtful discussion and insight into lives often overlooked yet profoundly human. This program is being presented with limited enrollment to foster discussion.

    LECTURES:

    1. River of Names: Dorothy Allison

    2. Redneck Boys: Ann Pancake

    3. Speckled Trout : Ron Rash

    4. I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down: William Gay

    5. Car: Harry Crews

    6. Joe: Larry Brown
 

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