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SUMMARY:California—The Great Paradox\, with Mark Arax
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as UC Merced’s School of Social Science\, 
 Humanities and Arts and the UC Merced Library co-host inaugural 
 writer-in-residence Mark Arax for the 2025-2026 academic year. Arax’s 
 opening lecture will address how the Golden State tries to be a world 
 leader in the fight against climate change but pursues the very policies of 
 growth\, extraction and AI that endanger the environment and 
 humanity.\n\nMark Arax has been called a “21st Century John Steinbeck” 
 for his books that pry open the soul of California. A writer of essays\, 
 history\, biography and journalism\, he is a two-time winner of the 
 California Book Award and a recipient of Stanford University's William 
 Saroyan International Prize for Writing. His most recent work\, The Dreamt 
 Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California\, a national bestseller\, 
 has been hailed by critics as one of the most important books ever written 
 about the West. The New York Times has named The Dreamt Land and one of 
 Mark’s previous books\, The King of California\, to a short list of 
 California’s best literature over the past 150 years.\n\nEvent time: 
 3:30-5:30 PM\n\nEvent Date: Tuesday\, September 9\, 2025\n\nEvent Location: 
 Classroom and Office Building 2\, Room 110\n\nPlease register in advance. 
 Parking accommodations are available for our community members if you RSVP. 
 Reception to follow the interactive lecture and Q&A. We will have a 
 giveaway of a few copies of The Dreamt Land at the event.\n\nResources for 
 instructors
LOCATION:COB2-110
ORGANIZER;CN="Emily Lin":MAILTO:elin@ucmerced.edu
CATEGORIES:Presentation, Reception
CONTACT;CN="Emily Lin":MAILTO:elin@ucmerced.edu
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