ESU Princeton Branch
A Message from the Princeton Branch President
WELCOME to the Princeton Branch of the English-Speaking Union! The Branch is one of 68 local branches of the English-Speaking Union of the United States, a non-profit, non-political, educational organization formally organized in 1920. It shares a mission with over 50 nations with English-Speaking Union organizations, both in the developed and developing world and its primary goal is one of educational outreach and the usage of the English language to promote international understanding, friendship and goodwill. English is the international language of business, travel and technology and offers different races and cultures a means of shared communication.
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News And Events
November Talk
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The English-Speaking Union, Princeton Branch Presents a Talk on November 17th about:
The Wide-Open Wild West Indies: Pirates, Sugar, and Slaves in the British Virgin Islands
The settling of America's "Wild" West is tame when compared to the tumultuous history of the 16th- through 18th- century Caribbean. From Anegada to Little Tobago, life in the roughly two dozen British Virgin Islands was complicated by overlapping land claims; piracy, and lawlessness. Join Bart Jackson as he spins tales, and tries to make some sense out of this amazing corner of history.
Entrepreneur, writer and popular public speaker, Bart Jackson has published a dozen books ranging from The Art of the CEO and Behind Every Successful Woman is Herself, to The Garden State Wineries Guide. Bart has made a journalistic career of roaming the far corners of the world in search of fascinating people and places in order to share their stories. He and his wife, Lorraine, reside in Cranbury, NJ.
The talk will be held at the Center for Modern Aging - Princeton, 101 Poor Farm Road, Princeton NJ, on Sunday, November 17th at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served following the talk.
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Fall Presentation with Professor Rhodri Lewis
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Professor Rhodri Lewis of Princeton University will explore how Hamlet reflects the times in which Shakespeare wrote, an era of political intrigue and treachery. After spending 23 years at the University of Oxford as a student, faculty member, and ultimately full professor, Dr. Lewis joined the English Department of Princeton University in 2018.
Please join us on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 3:00 pm. All talks are at the Center for Modern Aging, 101 Poor Farm Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. Refreshments will be served following the talk.
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Fall Presentation with TLAB Scholar Shawn Adler
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The Princeton Branch of the English-Speaking Union is pleased to announce its first meeting of the Fall on September 15, 2024.
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: The Center for Modern Aging, 101 Poor Farm Road, Princeton, NJ
Shawn Adler, our TLAB [Teachers Learning Abroad] Scholarship Winner for 2024, will kick off our year of lectures on Sunday, September 15 at 3:00 pm. Sean teaches English and AP Psychology at Newark's Science Park High School. He will tell us about his experiences and observations this past summer. He has recently edited We Were Strangers Once Too – the memoirs of children who are navigating the aspects of life as an immigrant in America.
We meet at the Center for Modern Aging, 101 Poor Farm Road, Princeton. Refreshments will be served following the talk. The public is welcome to attend.
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Women Explorers of the Victorian and Edwardian Eras
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The ESU-Princeton Branch Presents:
A Talk on Women Explorers of the Victorian and Edwardian Eras
The Middle East captured the popular imagination of England of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and held a special allure for three women famous for their brains and courage: Lady Hester Stanhope, Lady Jane Digby, and Gertrude Bell, CBE. The exploits of these women explorers will be the topic of a talk by Ronald Schnur at the April 28th meeting of the English-Speaking Union of Princeton. Mr. Schnur is a popular presenter, whose talks to the ESU-Princeton never fail to educate and entertain. He is a long-time Princeton resident, who, with his wife, Sandy, has traveled through Great Britain on numerous occasions.
The talk will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Center for Modern Aging, Princeton, 101 Poor Farm Road, Princeton, NJ. The public is welcome to attend. There is no charge for the talk, and refreshments will be served afterwards. Questions? Email: princeton@esuus.org.
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The ESU-Princeton Branch Presents: A Talk on Contemporary South African Literature by Dr. Mindi McMann
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Dr. Mindi McMann will explore the impact of occupation on ordinary inhabitants' self-perception and life opportunities as expressed in contemporary South African literature. The talk will be held on Sunday, March 3, at 3:00 pm, at the Center for Modern Aging, 101 Poor Farm Road, Princeton, NJ.
Dr. Mindi McMann is an associate professor of English literature at the College of New Jersey.
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