Comedy Writing in the Age of Trump—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
Members of Samantha Bee's writing team Mathan Erhardt, Ashley Black, and Patrick Cassels discuss comedy writing in the age of Trump. More
Women in Ink—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
Cartoonists Liza Donnelly, Roz Chast, Liana Finck, Rayma Suprani, and Emily Flake discuss the unique challenges of succeeding in a male-dominated field. More
Gender, Power, and Authoritarianism in the Dystopian Age—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
Marge Piercy, Alice Sola Kim, Namwali Serpell, and Jeff VanderMeer discuss gender, power, and authoritarianism. More
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
A discussion on straddling multiple cultural identities between Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah. More
Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
Leading Russian and American journalist/author Masha Gessen gives the 2017 Freedom to Write Lecture, followed by a longer conversation with Samantha Bee. More
Shattering Taboos to Change Culture—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
Bryony Cole moderates a discussion about the stigma around rape and sexual assault featuring Ram Devineni, Jessica Luther, and Andrea Pino. More
Water As Weapon—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
From Standing Rock to the Niger Delta to Gaza, access to clean, safe water is at the center of conflicts that will shape the world’s future. More
United Against Hate—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
Voices in the arts rally against hate with performances, readings, and conversations from Ani DiFranco, Marlon James, Colum McCann, and more. More
Forbidden: Too Punk/Too Queer
Carrie Brownstein and Thomas Meinecke—both musician-authors—discuss what it means to be heard, loudly, in a conversation moderated by Kathy Tu. More
The M Word Stories: Aya Hassanien
I think for a lot of us it’s about proving to others that we’re not who they think we are... More