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Welcome to Mind Inclined, a free platform for people who love to learn. Join author, professor, and college president Mark Canada, Ph.D., for podcasts, essays, and live lectures on literature, language, and history.
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Mark speaks to academic and general audiences on a variety of topics in literature, history, and more. Lectures may be virtual or in-person and can be booked by emailing Mark.
Upcoming Lectures
"Welcome to The Jungle: Upton Sinclair’s Investigative Fiction"
August 29, 2025
1:00 p.m.
Chicago, Illinois
Registration is closed.
Join literary researcher Dr. Mark Canada and historian Chris Young for a Moving Experience tour: "Welcome to the Jungle: Upton Sinclair, Turn-of-the-Century Chicago, and Investigative Fiction." Novelist Upton Sinclair famously said of his best-known novel, The Jungle, an exposé of Chicago’s meat-packing industry, “I aimed at the public’s heart and by accident I hit it in the stomach.” In this Moving Experience tour of Chicago, we will explore the locations relevant to Sinclair's investigation during the turn of the century.
If you would like to ride the rented 55-seat bus which will drive from Kokomo, IN to Chicago at 7 A.M. on Friday, August 29, this experience includes lunch at Navy Pier before the tour begins at 1 P.M. and the cost is $175.
If you would like to meet us at Navy Pier at 1 P.M. to begin the tour, the cost is $40. The tour is estimated to end at about 4:30 P.M.
American Patriots in Paris
In 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. There undoubtedly will be plenty to see and do here in the U.S., but it’s worth remembering that three of our best-known founders were doing some of the most important work someplace else. Between 1776 and the signing of the peace treaty in 1783, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson were conducting diplomatic work with the French. Franklin, in particular, played an instrumental role in securing French support for the Revolution, support that tipped the scales and helped the Americans defeat superior British forces. Join Chancellor Mark Canada, who is an expert in Franklin, and historian Chris Young, who specializes in the Early Republic, for this enriching and fascinating look at American Patriots in Paris.
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I finished these lectures in two days. You won't be disappointed.
Tim
One of the best
Huge Poe fan and you could absolutely tell Mark has a passion for the subject matter. Plus he's a great narrator! Would highly recommend this for anyone interested in learning more about Poe in a short amount of time.
Erin
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Well-written and thoughtful, the essays are scholarly but still accessible.
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Who is Dr. Mark Canada?
Mark Canada, Ph.D.
elevating minds for over 25 years
As an award-winning professor, he has taught everything from the Book of Genesis to Toni Morrison's Beloved. Now the chancellor of Indiana University Kokomo, he collaborates with faculty and staff to elevate students' lives through experiential learning. For more than a decade, he has been extending his influence beyond the classroom to elevate minds and lives through lectures, articles, and books, including the Audible Original Ben Franklin's Lessons in Life.
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