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Johanna Drucker in front of a bookcase.

Johanna Drucker

The annual Schewe Lecture from the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries will be given by Johanna Drucker, a professor in the Department of Information Studies at UCLA. Drucker's newest book, Inventing the Alphabet: The Origins of Letters from Antiquity to the Present, breaks down the story of the alphabet as its been told and retold by humans explaining their history with writing. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture and Q&A with Drucker. Register here.

press release: ANNUAL SCHEWE LECTURE: Johanna Drucker, UCLA

Here is the schedule for the event, which is free and open to the public:

4:15-4:30 PM: Seating in the Chazen auditorium

4:30-5:30 PM: Lecture in the auditorium, including Q&A

5:30-6:30 PM: Food reception and book signing in the Chazen lobby

7:00PM: Chazen closes

Read more about the event here.