The Spirit and the Letter: Russell Atkins and the Politics of Form
via Zoom - Registration RequiredIn collaboration with the seminar, Language to Be Looked At, Craig Dworkin will discuss the work of poet, Russell Atkins. Contact Professor Joshua Kotin (jkotin@princeton.edu) for a link to the event.
2020 Princeton University Constitution Day Lecture: Freedom of Thought and the Struggle to End Slavery
WebinarFreedom of speech was a work in progress in the United States in the 19th century. A right to freedom of speech was enshrined in American constitutions, but the scope of that freedom still not well understood. The freedom of Americans to think, speak, debate, publish and read was cherished as an important value and […]
Virtual Seuls en Scène 2020: Rituels 1, 2, 3 & 4
Online NJUsing archival material and documentary inquiry as her starting point, Émilie Rousset’s performative research projects explore theatrical potential in the gap between original documentation and its representation. She has collaborated with filmmaker Louise Hémon on the “Rituels” series, an evolving collection of films and performances which probe the rites of society by drawing upon the […]
Migration Stories in the American Border Crisis
WebinarA talk by Valeria Luiselli, an author who was born in Mexico City and grew up in South Korea, South Africa and India. An acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction, Luiselli is the author of the essay collection Sidewalks; the novels Faces in the Crowd and The Story of My Teeth; Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in […]