The Encore Series
Two highly popular Brandeis programs, the Encore Series and the New Student Forum, are made available to BNC members on DVD for screening in both small- and large-group settings.
The Encore Series showcases faculty and celebrated guest speakers at special on-campus events. The New Student Forum is a shared summer reading experience for incoming freshmen, featuring an on-campus discussion with the book's author at the start of the school year.
The Encore Series
- "Blindspot" by Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore
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"How to Read the Bible" by Marc Brettler
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"Polio: An American Story" by David M. Oshinsky, PhD'71
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"Profiles in Courage" (video and study guide) by Thomas Doherty
Student Forum Series
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"An American Lyric" by Claudia Rankin
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"Anil's Ghost" by Michael Ondaatje
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"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" by Ben Fountain
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"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz
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"Fun Home" by Alison Bechel
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"A Good Fall" by Ha Jin, MA'89, PhD'93, H'05
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"Housekeeping" by Marilyn Robinson
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"The Known World" by Edward P. Jones
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"Old School" by Tobias Wolff
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"Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood
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"The Places in Between" by Rory Stewart
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"Yellow" by Don Lee
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"Zabelle" by Nancy Kricorian