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Who Owns the Mind?
We are told that NSA surveillance has helped foil terrorist plots, but at what cost are these unknown successes? Are there any benefits to government surveillance? What repercussions are… More
Translating on the Edge
Translation can be dangerous and subversive from a literary perspective. It can also take on a political or ideological dimension. Two translators of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses were… More
“Bad Women”: When Women Break the Rules
What is a “bad” woman? What is the role of a “bad woman” in historical narratives, national histories, and familial stories? How can stories of sex and desire shift… More
Opening Night Of PEN World Voices- Salman Rushdie
An audience of readers, activists, writers, intellectuals, and lovers of the written word gathered to kick off the 2014 PEN World Voices Festival. Some of the globe's most prominent… More
Babette’s Feast 2.0: Scandinavia House (video)
For the first of our three curated readings in a dinner setting, we gather at the New York epicenter of Nordic culture, the beloved Scandinavia House, to inaugurate this… More
Workshop—Gado: Drawing a Protest Line (video)
In many parts of Africa, humor and satire are still a protest art. Gado, celebrated cartoonist, animator, and the mastermind behind Kenya’s evening satirical puppet show XYZ, is proof… More
Opening Night of PEN World Voices: Judith Butler (Audio)
An audience of readers, activists, writers, intellectuals, and lovers of the written word gathered to kick off the 2014 PEN World Voices Festival. Some of the globe's most prominent… More
Workshop—n+1: How to Do Theory in a Literary Magazine (video)
Critical theory, with its often thorny, uncompromising language, seems to be opposed to smooth magazine writing. n+1 editor Nikil Saval will discuss how to convey and perform the insights… More
The FBI Was Never the Same: 1971 Screening and Discussion (video)
Edward Snowden and Private Chelsea Manning are making headlines today, but in 1971, similar revelations of illegal domestic spying were brought to light when a group of radicals broke… More
Opening Night of PEN World Voices: Colm Tóibín (Video)
An audience of readers, activists, writers, intellectuals, and lovers of the written word gathered to kick off the 2014 PEN World Voices Festival. Some of the globe's most prominent… More
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