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Sean Wilsey Reads a Diary Entry by Dennis Forrest
Sean Wilsey reads a diary entry by Dennis Forrest, a prisoner in the Ramsey Unit in Rosharon, Texas, at the 2009 event Breakout: Voices from Inside. More
Reckoning with Torture: Introduction by Jameel Jaffer
Jameel Jaffer, Director of ACLU's National Security Project, offers opening remarks to the 2009 PEN event Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the "War on Terror". More
Reckoning with Torture: George Saunders Reads Statement by Khaled El-Masri
George Saunders reads the statement of German citizen Khaled El-Masrim, an innocent victim of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, as part of the 2009 PEN event Reckoning with Torture:… More
De-Gentrify New York and Give Her Back to the World
With Hanif Kureishi, Tracie Morris, Luc Sante, and others; moderated by Sarah Schulman.In the 1970s politicians and real estate developers promised New Yorkers that an expanded tax base was… More
How to Start a Revolution (in the Library): Authors Defect from Corporate Publishing
With Carmen Boullosa, Ben Greenman, Karen Finley, Mykola Riabchuk, Dale Peck, Amy Scholder, and Monika Zgustova; moderated by Lisa Dierbeck of Mischief + Mayhem.Maverick writers and editors battle mainstream… More
In Conversation: Vladimir Sorokin and Keith Gessen
Vladimir Sorokin, considered by many to be the next Roberto Bolaño, is one of Russia's most accomplished and well-regarded novelists and dramatists. English translations of his masterpieces, Ice Trilogy… More
New Tendencies in Spanish Language Literature
With Marcelo Figueras, Manuel de Lope, Enrique Serna, and Teresa Solana; moderated by Eduardo Lago.As in previous editions of the festival, Instituto Cervantes hosts a panel on the state… More
American Exile: The Prison Industry
With Michelle Alexander, John Lonergan, Susan Rosenberg, and Shahrnush Parsipur; moderated by Jackson Taylor.The prison industry has become a profitable social solution. It hides and silences whole segments of… More
Sean Wilsey Reads a Diary Entry by Charles Patrick Norman
Sean Wilsey reads a diary entry by Charles Patrick Norman, a prisoner at the Tomoka Correctional Institution in Daytona Beach, Florida, at the 2009 event Breakout: Voices from Inside. More
Reckoning with Torture: Eve Ensler Reads from a Speech by George W. Bush
Eve Ensler, best-selling author and acclaimed playwright, reads from a speech by George W. Bush commemorating the United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture, as part of… More