Professor Ted Striphas (University of Indiana, Department of Communication and Culture) will be visiting the UI campus next week.  He will present a public lecture titled “The Abuses of Literacy: Amazon Kindle and the Right to Read” at 4 pm on October 22nd in Adler E105.

Professor Striphas will also meet with a graduate seminar to discuss his book, The Late Age of Print, on October 23 from 9:30 am-12:00 p.m. in 106 BCSB.  If you would like to attend the seminar, please feel free to drop in for part or all of the class.

If you would like to read all or parts of his book, it is available for download for free at http://www.thelateageofprint.org/download/ .  

Striphas’ visit is co-sponsored by the Departments of American Studies,Communication Studies, English, Journalism and Mass Communication, as well as the Center for the Book.