Writer’s Workshop – Perspectives from African Writers (video)
A workshop with Rashidah Ismaili and Véronique Tadjo. Part of The Literary Mews. More
Opening Panel – Discussing Diaspora (video)
Cormac James, Abdourahman Waberi, Kerry Young, and Rashidah Ismaili discuss the meaning of diaspora. Moderated by Eric Banks. A part of The Literary Mews. More
Writing on the Inside, Reading on the Outside (video)
Formerly incarcerated people gathered together with prison-writing mentors to speak about the profound effects of their relationships. More
Memoir and Memory (full audio)
A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examined what happens when the most intimate details of a writer’s life become the subject of his or her professional work. More
Dis-Enchanted, Dis-Entangled Tales: Francophone African Literature Today—The Examples of Boubacar Boris Diop and Véronique Tadjo
Engaged with renewing the politics of form, Boubacar Boris Diop and Véronique Tadjo become representative of a new generation of African writers, Francophones and Anglophones, rethinking the artistic practice… More
Discussing Another Country: South Africa’s New Portraits (video)
A conversation between photographer Reiner Leist and Hlonipha Mokoena, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University. More
Édouard Glissant: Everything Scatter, Scatter (video)
This celebration of the late Martinican writer, poet, and cultural commentator brought together Kaiama Glover, Achille Mbembe, and Véronique Tadjo to discuss his intriguing work. Moderated by Christopher Winks.… More
Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm with Ronald Grigor Suny (video)
This year, the world commemorated the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, which counted many noted writers and cultural leaders among the dead. This panel discussed the tragedy - a… More
Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm with Eric Bogosian (video)
This year, the world commemorated the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, which counted many noted writers and cultural leaders among the dead. This panel discussed the tragedy - a… More
Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm with Nancy Kricorian (video)
This year, the world commemorated the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, which counted many noted writers and cultural leaders among the dead. This panel discussed the tragedy - a… More
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