Book club will focus on diversity

First Unitarian Church of Oklahoma City will host a four-part diversity book club featuring works on a variety of topics of current and ongoing interest.

Each topic, including American Indian culture and oral history, white privilege, Mexican-American identity and coming of age as a gay person, will be moderated by a leading scholar in the field. All sessions will be at 3 p.m. at the church, 600 NW 13.

• Session I on Feb. 25 will highlight Pulitzer Prize winner N. Scott Momaday’s work “On the Way to Rainy Mountain,” a lyrical work weaving the author’s memoir with Kiowa oral history. Timothy Petete, associate professor of English at the University of Oklahoma and specialist in American Indian literature and history, will moderate.

• Session II on March 4 will examine “Learning to Be White” by Unitarian theologian Thandeka, which explores white privilege in America. The session will be moderated by the Rev. Greg Stewart, First Unitarian Church-Oklahoma City’s minister.

• Session III on April 8 will introduce Robert Con Davis-Undiano’s newest work “Mestizos Come Home!” which examines the development of Mexican-American identity. Davis-Undiano, executive director of World Literature Today and an English professor at OU, will lead a discussion on his book.

• Session IV on May 27 will introduce “Oranges are not the Only Fruit,” a gay coming of age story written by Jeanette Winterson. David Macey, a University of Central Oklahoma English professor, will lead the discussion.

The book club is open to the community-at-large and interested individuals are encouraged to read the books and join in the discussions. For more information, call Teresa Rendon at 535-4751, or email aren1450@gmail.com.