The Center for the Humanities' Great World Text Project is proud to build on the success of past years with the 2009-10 project: "Things Fall Apart in Wisconsin."
During the 2009-2010 academic year, high school classes from across the state participated in reading Chinua Achebe’s classic, Things Fall Apart.
Teachers also attended workshops on teaching the novel and students prepared projects inspired by the novel.
On April 13, 2010 in the Memorial Union these students will present their plays, films, poetry, artwork, and other projects to each other and the UW community.
As part of the day’s activities, award winning author Chris Abani, will deliver a keynote address at 11:00 am in the Union Theater.
In previous years, the Great World Text Project has featured: "The Brothers Karamazov in Wisconsin," "One Hundred Years of Solitude in Wisconsin," "Don Quixote in Wisconsin," and the "Dante's Inferno in Wisconsin".
To learn more about the project (and past projects) please visit: http://humanities.wisc.edu/programs/great-texts