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West Virginia Humanities Council presents the 41st annual McCreight Lecture in the Humanities, delivered by author, journalist, and tech humanist Cory Doctorow

October 19, 2023 @ 7:30 pm8:30 pm

West Virginia Humanities Council presents the 41st annual McCreight Lecture in the Humanities, delivered by author, journalist, and tech humanist Cory Doctorow. He is a 2020 inductee into the Canadian Science Fiction Hall of Fame and author of over two dozen books, including two this year:  technothriller Red Team Blues, and a new work of nonfiction, The Internet Con. Doctorow will discuss ways to exert more control of our own digital futures in an increasingly computerized world.

Doors open at 7:00pm.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments, Q&A, and book signing will follow the lecture. Find out more at wvhumanities.org

McCreight Lecture

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Details

  • Date: October 19, 2023
  • Time:
    7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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Venue

  • University of Charleston
  • 2300 MacCorkle Ave SE,
    Charleston, West Virginia
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