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SUMMARY:(In Person Full) (Hybrid) Magazine Launch: Journal
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Why does poetry matter? Although some may speak of the demise of poetry\, what we’re seeing instead is a revitalization\, which testifies to its ongoing urgency as an art. More than ever\, we are in need of dialogue\, of initiating new discussion\, and of activating the language that poetry creates. The magazine Journal participates in this situation by placing poets of different languages in conversation through the space of the page.  \nEdited by the poet and artist Jim Dine and poet and translator Vincent Broqua\, Journal is a new poetry magazine that seeks to publish poets internationally. The Library is delighted to host the launch of the first issue\, with contributions from sixteen authors who write (and translate) in different languages: from Brazilian Portuguese to Persan as well as French\, English and Dutch. Celebrating a wide spectrum of voices who are political\, lyrical\, conceptual\, visual\, comic\, and more\, it represents the liveliness of poetry today with a renewed sense of its vitality. \nJoin contributors Jim Dine\, Hugo Pernet\, Ghazal Mosadeq\, Elke de Rijcke\, Vincent Broqua\, and Dan Clarke for a reading and discussion of the need for poetry of the present.  \nJournal publishes international poetry in translation or not. It seeks to further and invent conversations. The cover is by Daniel Clarke.  \nThis launch is organized in partnership with Double Change\, the Franco-American poetry association. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nFounded in 2000 in order to juxtapose\, unite and reunite the poetries of France and the United States in a bi-national forum\, Double Change looks to represent a diverse\, eclectic spectrum of poetic activity in both countries. Discover their poets. \nFamed artist and poet Jim Dine\, editor and contributor to Journal\, has had more than 300 solo exhibitions over his career\, including retrospectives at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the New York MOMA. His work is in permanent collections including Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the the Centre Pompidou\, the National Gallery of Art\, the Guggenheim\, and the London Tate Gallery. Listen to Dine in conversation at the Morgan Library & Museum and read an interview in Forbes. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1706107974102{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/launchjournal24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT Everyday Antiblackness in France: An Evening with Trica Keaton (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How do Black people experience race and racism differently in the United States and in France?  How do the distinct histories\, cultures\, and political systems of each country produce different versions of antiblackness? What (and who) gets sidelined or pushed out of the picture in French notions of universalism and republicanism? And how do Black people in France\, in their everyday lives and relationships\, expose the cracks in the logic of French universalism? \nTrica Keaton delves into these questions in her book #You Know You’re Black in France When . . . : The Fact of Everyday Antiblackness. Her work draws from current events\, French political and social history\, critical scholarship about race and Blackness\, and her own experiences\, offering an insightful commentary on the contradictions that haunt conversations about race in France. #You Know You’re Black in France When . . . : The Fact of Everyday Antiblackness was shortlisted for The American Library in Paris’s 2023 Book Award.  \nTrica will be in conversation with Patrick Banks. \nAbout the speakers: \nTrica Keaton is a professor and an interdisciplinary social scientist in the department of African and African American Studies at Dartmouth College with affiliations in the departments of Sociology and Film and Media Studies. Her publications include #You Know You’re Black in France When…: The Fact of Everyday Antiblackness. \nPatrick Banks is the founder of The Californien\, a consultancy specializing in advising and collaborating with artists\, creatives\, and entrepreneurs in the areas of strategy\, cultural production\, and business development. Before relocating to Paris\, Patrick had a successful career in the legal field and real estate development in the cities of New Orleans and San Francisco.  Patrick’s diverse professional background and passion for the arts drive his commitment to empowering and elevating the global creative community through The Californien.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nTrica Keaton wrote a historical overview of the word “race” in a book called Keywords for African American Studies.  Read it here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be In-person only and will not be recorded. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/keaton24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-2-23-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240221T193000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) How to Make Space with Kirsty Bell
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In The Undercurrents\, the breakdown of a marriage catalyzes an investigation into the places that structure the seasons of our lives. From the perspective of the Berlin apartment which housed her marital life\, author Kirsty Bell dives into the archives of the city: from marshy origins\, to urban experiments\, to wartime devastation and disjointed efforts at rebuilding. Alongside the monumental history of the city\, she uncovers the lives of her building’s former inhabitants\, vividly conjuring the experiences of people who shared the same urban topography across generations of historical change. In so doing\, she draws into light the overlaps in major and minor histories\, questions the division of domestic and public spaces\, and locates the resonance of body and environment. Join Bell at the Library to discuss the tides within and the psychological\, and architectural\, structures we build to keep the floods at bay.  \nAbout the speaker: \nKirsty Bell is a British/American writer and art critic living in Berlin. She is the author of The Undercurrents: A Story of Berlin\, published in 2022 by Fitzcarraldo Editions (UK) and Other Press (US) and The Artist’s House: From Workplace to Artwork (Sternberg Press\, 2013)\, for which she was awarded a Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant. A contributing editor of frieze from 2011-2021\, she has also published widely in art magazines and exhibition catalogues\, lectured in Art Academies throughout Europe\, and has been an Advisor at the Rijksakademie\, Amsterdam since 2015. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nIn 2022\, Kirsty Bell published an essay in Lit Hub that introduces one of The Undercurrents’s key themes: the relationship between domestic life\, urban design\, and political history in Berlin. Read the essay here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]About Fitzcarraldo February at the Library: \nThis program is part of Fitzcarraldo February\, a series of events at The American Library in Paris featuring authors who have recently published books with the London-based independent publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions.  \nKnown for their distinctive blue and white covers\, and esteemed for their highly selective catalogue\, Fitzcarraldo is the leading publisher of innovative\, boundary-pushing literature. Founded in 2014 with the mission to publish only twenty-two works per year\, the publishing house has already established itself as champion of the most exciting and ambitious literary voices of our time\, including four Nobel Prize-winning writers: Svetlana Alexievich (2015)\, Olga Tokarczuk (2018)\, Annie Ernaux (2022)\, and Jon Fosse (2023). The Library is delighted to welcome Marie Darrieussecq\, Thea Lenarduzzi\, Claudia Durastanti\, Vanessa Onwuemezi\, Kirsty Bell\, and Brian Dillon\, all of whose work explores the frontiers of genre\, form\, and craft\, challenging us to rethink what writing can do. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speaker will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of The Undercurrents will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/bell24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240220T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240220T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Vanessa Onwuemezi and Thea Lenarduzzi: Writing Home
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The question motivating the writing of celebrated emerging authors Vanessa Onwuemezi and Thea Lenarduzzi is the possibility\, or impossibility\, of home. Considering the places called home\, the meaning attached to the term\, and the homes we make in language\, the writers also grapple with exclusion\, loss\, and ephemerality.  \nIn Dandelions\, winner of the 2020 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize\, Thea Lenarduzzi meditates upon family history\, migration\, nationalism\, and the meaning of “home” across generations and continents. Through a multi-generational exploration of her family’s journey from northern Italy to the UK\, Lenarduzzi delves into questions of national consciousness\, memory\, and identity construction. While Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris\, Vanessa Onwuemezi is drawing from Antillean poetry and philosophy to place translation and migration in conversation\, and to reflect upon transit: between languages\, places\, and cultures; across mediums\, identities\, and time. Together\, Onwuemezi and Lenarduzzi engage in a rich dialogue on the poetics of memory\, constructions of identity\, and the universal search for belonging in a rapidly changing world. \nAbout the speaker: \nVanessa Onwuemezi is a London-based writer and poet. Her short story “At the Heart of Things” won The White Review’s Short Story Prize in 2019. Another of her stories\, titled “Green Afternoon\,” was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in 2022. Onwuemezi published her debut short story collection\, Dark Neighbourhood\, with Fitzcarraldo Editions in 2021. The collection was named one of The Guardian’s Best Books of 2021; it was also shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize and for the Edge Hill Prize in 2022. \nThea Lenarduzzi is a writer\, broadcaster\, and former editor at the Times Literary Supplement. She was born and raised in northern Italy and moved to the UK as a young adult. In 2020\, Lenarduzzi won the Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize with her proposal for Dandelions. The full memoir was published with Fitzcarraldo Editions in 2022. Dandelions was shortlisted for the Ackerly Prize\, an annual award for the best autobiographical volume by a British author. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nVanessa Onwuemezi came to the Library in 2022 to discuss her widely-acclaimed short-story collection\, Dark Neighbourhood. In case you missed it: you can watch a recording of the program here. \nThe Financial Times reviewed Dandelions\, deeming it a “timely investigation of Italian identity and fascist legacy” that “illuminates the roots of nationalism the world over.” Read the review here. \nOnwuemezi’s “At the Heart of Things” won The White Review’s Short Story Prize in 2019. Read it here.   \nYou can read an excerpt of Dandelions here\, on Literary Hub.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]About Fitzcarraldo February at the Library: \nThis program is part of Fitzcarraldo February\, a series of events at The American Library in Paris featuring authors who have recently published books with the London-based independent publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions.  \nKnown for their distinctive blue and white covers\, and esteemed for their highly selective catalogue\, Fitzcarraldo is the leading publisher of innovative\, boundary-pushing literature. Founded in 2014 with the mission to publish only twenty-two works per year\, the publishing house has already established itself as champion of the most exciting and ambitious literary voices of our time\, including four Nobel Prize-winning writers: Svetlana Alexievich (2015)\, Olga Tokarczuk (2018)\, Annie Ernaux (2022)\, and Jon Fosse (2023). The Library is delighted to welcome Marie Darrieussecq\, Thea Lenarduzzi\, Claudia Durastanti\, Vanessa Onwuemezi\, Kirsty Bell\, and Brian Dillon\, all of whose work explores the frontiers of genre\, form\, and craft\, challenging us to rethink what writing can do. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Dark Neighbourhood will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/onwuemezi_lenarduzzi24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240217T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240217T170000
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SUMMARY:(In-Person) Experimental Fiction as Philosophical Experiment Part 3 with Justin Smith-Ruiu
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From Plato’s Symposium to the Bhagavad Ghita\, to more recent figures such as Sartre and Camus\, some of the most significant philosophical texts of human history have been written in the mode of storytelling. Avoiding the path of didactic truth\, authors use basic tools of character and plot to tease out nuanced meditations upon love\, truth\, politics\, enlightenment\, and life itself. \nHow does fiction lend itself to philosophical inquiry? In what ways does philosophy\, in turn\, broaden the horizons of fiction? When looked at closely enough\, where do the boundaries between fiction and philosophy exist–if such boundaries exist at all? And how can writers begin to do philosophy through fiction? \nPhilosopher\, author\, and historian Justin Smith-Ruiu is an expert in undertaking experimental fiction as a form of philosophizing. Over the course of three sessions\, he will share his perspective on the relationship between philosophy and experiment\, and demonstrate the role of creativity in the philosophical project. \nThe workshop will unfold over three two-hour sessions. These will take place in person at the Library on 3 February\, 10 February\, and 17 February from 15h00 to 17h00 CET and are open to both Library Members and non-members. Please register here by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.  \nIn the first meeting\, participants will be introduced to the subject matter of philosophical fiction\, reading and discussing examples of philosophical texts. In the following two meetings\, participants will bring their own ideas to the table through exercises and critique. We will explore thinking differently\, writing strangely\, and the avenues of expression which open up to us when we dare to break the rules. \nWeek Three:  \n\nDeveloping themes from the first two sessions.\nWeek Three Objective: Presenting our own projects.\n\nPlease note\, this event and other workshop events require advance registration and payment. Please register here by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.  \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/workshop_smith24_3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240216T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240216T110000
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240215T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240215T203000
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SUMMARY:Critical Conversations Meeting Four: Storytelling and the Collective Mind
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How do the rituals of storytelling shape our politics? We will explore how the Athenians developed new modes of storytelling— tragedy\, comedy\, and the civic festival— to think through the problems of their day. Could we do the same? \nReadings to prepare: \n\nAeschylus\, “The Eumenides” (play)\nBBC\, “The Greatest Show on Earth – pt. 1\, Democrats” (video)\nBryan Doerries\, “How Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Heal the Soul” (podcast)\n\n Some details: Whether in France or America\, debate is central to healthy democracy. Critical  Conversations encourages both disagreement and agreement through thinking\, talking\,  reading\, and actively participating in community. Since the series’ inception in 2020\, we have tackled race in America\, the climate crisis\, migration\, and technology. Across seasons\, participants have challenged themselves\, their peers\, and the world in which we live.  \nPlease note\, this event and all event in the Critical Conversations series require advance registration and payment. Please register here by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.  \nPlease write to programs@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions or thoughts.  \nAbout Critical Conversations: Whether in France or America\, debate is central to healthy democracy. Critical Conversations encourages both disagreement and agreement through thinking\, talking\, reading\, and actively participating in community. Since the series’ inception in 2020\, we have tackled race in America\, the climate crisis\, and migration. Across seasons\, participants have challenged themselves\, their peers\, and the world in which we live. \nAbout the Critical Conversations 2023-24 leaders: \nProf. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the UM6P School of Collective Intelligence (Morocco) and lectures in advocacy at Sciences Po-Paris. Trained in classics and community organizing\, he served as mobilization strategist for the campaigns of Barack Obama in 2008 and Emmanuel Macron in 2017. He served as legislative counsel in the 111th U.S. Congress (2009-2011)\, organized on six U.S. presidential campaigns\, and has worked to advance democratic innovation at the European Commission and in India\, Tunisia\, Egypt\, Uganda\, Senegal\, Czech Republic and Ukraine. He is author of Cicero and the People’s Will: Philosophy and Power at the End of the Roman Republic\, from Cambridge University Press\, and is co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Collective Intelligence for Democracy and Governance. \nProf. Mark Klein is a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence\, serves as a professor and Senior Scientific Advisor at the UM6P School of Collective Intelligence\, and Chief Scientist at HiveWise Inc\, a startup in the collective intelligence space. His research draws from such fields as artificial intelligence\, social computing\, economics\, operations research\, and complexity science to develop and evaluate computer technologies that enable greater ‘collective intelligence’ in large groups faced with complex decisions. He has over 180 publications in these areas\, and has served on the editorial boards of many prominent journals and conferences related to AI and social computing. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cc4_2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240214T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240214T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Translation Slam! Featuring Tess Lewis and Daniel Levin Becker
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have you ever wondered what it’s like to translate a beloved work of literature from one language to another? How do translators preserve the integrity of the source? From grammar\, to style\, to sound\, what challenges does a new language bring to a text? Are you eager to try your hand at the task? Join us for an evening of  Valentine’s-themed live translation\, featuring American Library in Paris Scholar of Note Tess Lewis\, award-winning translator of Anne Weber’s Epic Annette and Maja Haderlap’s Angel of Oblivion\, and Daniel Levin Becker\, acclaimed translator of Laurent Mauvignier’s The Birthday Party. Supplied with an original French text written by Bill François\, deemed ‘Cyrano de Bergerac Junior’\, and competing against ChatGPT\, Lewis and Levin Becker will offer their own translations of an original French text and be called to defend their choices. Audience members will be able to ask questions\, propose their own translations\, and vote for the most successful approach. The winner takes away a box of chocolates; the loser\, a broken heart.  \nDon’t miss the rare opportunity to see translation in action\, learn about AI’s impact on the practice\, develop your own perspective\, and share a conversation heart or two.  \nAbout the speakers: \n\n\nTess Lewis is a writer and translator from French and German. Her translations include works by Montaigne\, Philippe Jaccottet\, Christine Angot\, Peter Handke\, Walter Benjamin and Cécile Wajsbrot. She is the recipient of the 2017 PEN Translation Award for her translation of Maja Haderlap’s novel Angel of Oblivion\, two NEA Translation Fellowships and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her essays and reviews have appeared in a number of journals and newspapers including the New Criterion\, the Hudson Review\, World Literature Today\, the Wall Street Journal\, the American Scholar\, and Bookforum. She is an Advisory Editor for the Hudson Review. In 2022\, she was a Berlin Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. She is a 2023-24 American Library in Paris Scholar of Note. \n\n\nDaniel Levin Becker is a writer\, translator\, and music critic. He is the author of Many Subtle Channels and What’s Good: Notes on Rap and Language and the translator of several works\, including Laurent Mauvignier’s The Birthday Party. His forthcoming translations include Éric Chevillard’s Museum Visits and Jakuta Alikavazovic’s Like a Sky Inside. He has been a member of the Oulipo since 2009. \nAbout the Writer: \nBill François is a biophysicist\, naturalist and writer. He devotes his time to the study of marine animals\, and to writing stories that combine science\, humor and poetry. To date\, his books have been translated into 19 languages. But in a parallel universe\, Bill is also a humorist and eloquence champion. He has appeared on France 2’s Grand Oral\, which he won in 2019\, and in various shows\, gesticulated conferences and improvisation events.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nCheck out this 2019 interview with Tess Lewis for a preview of her perspective on translation. \nDaniel Levin Becker’s translation of Laurent Mauvignier’s The Birthday Party has garnered widespread praise. Read an excerpt here. \nWriter Bill François won France 2’s elocution competition Grand Oral in 2019\, earning him the title of “a Cyrano de Bergerac with a sharp tongue and a way with words” in one recap. Read the full article in French. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/translationslam24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240210T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240210T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
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SUMMARY:(In-Person) Experimental Fiction as Philosophical Experiment Part 2 with Justin Smith-Ruiu
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From Plato’s Symposium to the Bhagavad Ghita\, to more recent figures such as Sartre and Camus\, some of the most significant philosophical texts of human history have been written in the mode of storytelling. Avoiding the path of didactic truth\, authors use basic tools of character and plot to tease out nuanced meditations upon love\, truth\, politics\, enlightenment\, and life itself. \nHow does fiction lend itself to philosophical inquiry? In what ways does philosophy\, in turn\, broaden the horizons of fiction? When looked at closely enough\, where do the boundaries between fiction and philosophy exist–if such boundaries exist at all? And how can writers begin to do philosophy through fiction? \nPhilosopher\, author\, and historian Justin Smith-Ruiu is an expert in undertaking experimental fiction as a form of philosophizing. Over the course of three sessions\, he will share his perspective on the relationship between philosophy and experiment\, and demonstrate the role of creativity in the philosophical project. \nThe workshop will unfold over three two-hour sessions. These will take place in person at the Library on 3 February\, 10 February\, and 17 February from 15h00 to 17h00 CET and are open to both Library Members and non-members. Please register here by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.  \nIn the first meeting\, participants will be introduced to the subject matter of philosophical fiction\, reading and discussing examples of philosophical texts. In the following two meetings\, participants will bring their own ideas to the table through exercises and critique. We will explore thinking differently\, writing strangely\, and the avenues of expression which open up to us when we dare to break the rules. \nWeek Two: \n\nWhat is “metafiction”? Milorard Pavić\, Dictionary of the Khazars; Roberto Bolaño\, Nazi Literature in the Americas; Han Shaogong\, A Dictionary of Maqiao.\nHow does new technology shape our idea of what is possible / permissible in fiction-writing? Can there be internet-specific fiction? What can it / will it look like?\nWeek Two Objective: Developing our project\n\nPlease note\, this event and other workshop events require advance registration and payment. Please register here by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.  \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/workshop_smith24_2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240209T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240209T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-2-9-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240208T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240208T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
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SUMMARY:(In Person Full) (Hybrid) Marquee Event: Dickens in Appalachia with Barbara Kingsolver
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Evenings with an Author at the American Library in Paris is thrilled to continue our marquee series spotlighting exceptional thinkers of our age. Join Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver to discuss narrating Appalachia. \nBarbara Kingsolver first rocketed to literary fame with her 1998 novel The Poisonwood Bible. Over the past year\, she has swept the global literary marketplace yet again with the release of her new novel\, Demon Copperhead\, a spirited retelling of Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield.  Kingsolver draws energy from Dickens’s beloved plot and characters\, but with a crucial difference: her setting is not Dickens’s London\, but contemporary Appalachia–specifically\, the mountains of southwest Virginia.  Like Dickens’s novel before it\, Demon Copperhead confronts and condemns a range of social problems.  Kingsolver’s targets include the opioid crisis\, the foster care system\, and the economic abandonment of Appalachia.  Demon Copperhead offers a vivid portrayal of rural American life\, reclaiming hero status for a region that is often ignored or disparaged in American film\, television\, and literature. \nPlease note that in-person registration is now full. Online registration is still available and free of charge. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more:  \nKingsolver has won widespread praise for the strong voice of her protagonist and first-person narrator\, Damon Fields (nicknamed “Demon Copperhead).  Read the opening paragraphs of the novel here.    \nThe New York Times published a profile on Kingsolver and her work in 2022.  Read it here. \nAbout the speaker:  \nBarbara Kingsolver was born in 1955\, and grew up in rural Kentucky. She earned degrees in biology from DePauw University and the University of Arizona\, and has worked as a freelance writer and author since 1985. At various times in her adult life she has lived in England\, France\, and the Canary Islands\, and has worked in Europe\, Africa\, Asia\, Mexico\, and South America. She spent two decades in Tucson\, Arizona\, before moving to southwestern Virginia where she currently resides.  \nDemon Copperhead was named an Oprah Book Club selection immediately upon publication\, and in 2023 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Demon Copperhead also received Britain’s prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Orange Prize)\, making Kingsolver the first author in the history of the prize to receive the award twice. \nKingsolver established the Bellwether Prize for Fiction\, the nation’s largest prize for an unpublished first novel\, which since 1998 has helped to establish the careers of more than a half dozen new literary voices. Through a recent agreement\, the prize has now become the PEN / Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction.   \nSince June 2004\, Barbara and her family have lived on a farm in southern Appalachia\, where they raise an extensive vegetable garden and Icelandic sheep.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Kingsolver will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Register for this event” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Copies of Demon Copperhead will be available for purchase at the Library in the week leading up to this event and while the event takes place\, generously provided by Smith&Son. All sales support this local independent bookstore.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1694620167317{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/kingsolver24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240207T220000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240207T230000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20240124T170800Z
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SUMMARY:(In Person at the Center for the Art of Translation) The International Library: Global Indigenous Stories
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In person at the Center for the Art of Translation (San Francisco) and over Zoom\, Linnea Axelsson and Alexis Wright explore the legacy of colonialism across the globe. Axelsson’s Ædnan\, translated by Saskia Vogel\, is a multigenerational novel-in-verse about two Sámi families and their quest to stay together across a century of migration\, violence\, and colonial trauma. Weaving together the voices of half a dozen characters\, Ædnan is a powerful reminder of how durable language can be\, even when it is borrowed\, especially when it has to hold what no longer remains. Wright’s Praiseworthy is a phantasmagorical epic following one family contending with interconnected crises amidst a mysterious cloud encroaching on their Northern Australian town\, heralding both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors. \nA cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage and a fable for the end of days\, Praiseworthy pushes allegory and language to its limit. Pulitzer finalist Tommy Orange (There There) will moderate a conversation between Axelsson\, Wright\, and Vogel about their novels; the past\, present\, and future of indigeneity and colonialism; and writing across time\, place\, and form. \nAbout the speakers: \nLinnea Axelsson is a Sámi-Swedish writer\, born in the province of North Bothnia in Sweden. In 2018\, she was awarded the August Prize for this book. She lives in Stockholm\, Sweden. Linnea’s US tour is being implemented with the assistance of a grant from the Swedish Arts Council. \nSaskia Vogel is an author and translator from Los Angeles\, now living in Berlin. She was awarded the Berlin Senate grant for non-German literature and two English PEN Translates Awards and was a PEN America Translation Prize finalist. She is Princeton University’s Fall 2022 Translator in Residence. \nAlexis Wright is a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The author of the prize-winning novels Carpentaria\, The Swan Book\, and Praiseworthy. Wright has published three works of nonfiction: Take Power\, an oral history of the Central Land Council; Grog War\, a study of alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory; and Tracker\, an award-winning collective memoir of Aboriginal leader Tracker Tilmouth. Her work has been translated into Chinese\, Polish\, French\, and Italian. She held the position of Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne between 2017–2022. Wright is the only author to win both the Miles Franklin Award (in 2007 for Carpentaria) and the Stella Prize (in 2018 for Tracker). \nTommy Orange is a graduate of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma\, he was born and raised in Oakland\, California. His first book\, There There\, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize and received the 2019 American Book Award. He lives in Oakland\, CA. \nImportant information: This is a livestreamed event with an in-person audience at The Center for the Art of Translation (San Francisco). Axelsson\, Vogel\, and Orange will be hosted by the Center for the Art of Translation at The Center for Architecture + Design\, 140 Sutter St.\, San Francisco (1pm PT) with Wright joining remotely. \nAccess to this event requires registration through the Center for the Art of Translation. Click on the button below to RSVP.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fthe-international-library-global-indigenous-stories-tickets-795729858427|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nAbout The International Library\nConversations across time\, place\, and language \nJoin the American Library in Paris\, the Center for the Art of Translation\, and The Center for Fiction for conversations across time\, place\, culture\, and literary tradition\, with live audiences in San Francisco\, Brooklyn\, and Paris. \nAt the intersection of theory and practice\, past and present\, as well as story and history\, The International Library celebrates the live diffusion of in-person conversations in the hope of conjuring new possibilities and connecting new audiences across land and sea for a collective\, intercultural experience. \nOver the course of these conversations\, we hope to broach the following questions about writing and translation: Who gets to translate? To be translated? How to translate? And for whom to translate? More broadly\, the series will guide readers to think critically about how stories are told\, investigating the points of view\, the timing of the translations\, and the intended or assumed audiences as well as inspiration\, philosophy\, and craft.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/globalindigenousstories24/
LOCATION:The Center for Fiction\, 15 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240207T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Dispatches from Insomnia with Marie Darrieussecq
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sleep is a basic and essential bodily function\, but it is not always easily achieved. We have all experienced it at one time or another: a night of sleepless torment\, in which our minds refuse to slip into unconsciousness\, even despite our exhaustion. \nFor decades\, Marie Darrieussecq has struggled with insomnia. She is in good company\, especially among writers: famous literary insomniacs include Marcel Proust\, Franz Kafka\, Virginia Woolf\, Marguerite Duras\, and Georges Perec.  In her new book Sleepless (translated into English by Penny Hueston)\, Darrieussecq explores the contours of her own sleepless nights and finds camaraderie with the sleep-deprived writers of days gone by. Combining memoir\, literary history\, cultural criticism\, and photography\, Darrieussecq flits between various cultural histories of sleeplessness\, including considerations of motherhood\, homelessness\, travel\, and meditation. Described in the Los Angeles Review of Books as being “like an encyclopedia composed according to the logic of dream sequences”\, the book is a witty and poetic kaleidoscope of restlessness. \nAbout the speaker: \nMarie Darrieussecq was born in Bayonne in 1969 and is recognized as one of the leading voices of contemporary French literature. Her first novel\, Pig Tales\, was translated into thirty-five languages. She has written more than twenty books. Text has published Tom Is Dead\, All the Way\, Men\, Being Here: The Life of Paula Modersohn-Becker\, Our Life in the Forest\, The Baby and Crossed Lines. In 2013 Marie Darrieussecq was awarded the Prix Médicis and the Prix des Prix for her novel Men. She has written art criticism and journalism for a number of publications\, including Libération and Charlie Hebdo\, and is also a translator from English and has practised as a psychoanalyst. She lives in Paris.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nDarrieussecq recently appeared in conversation with novelist and poet Deborah Levy and cultural critic Lauren Elkin–both of whom were also recent guests at the American Library! Watch their conversation here.  \nA review in The Guardian calls Sleepless “electric” and “musical.” Read the review here. \nYou can find an excerpt from Sleepless here\, through the MIT Press Reader.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]About Fitzcarraldo February at the Library: \nThis program is part of Fitzcarraldo February\, a series of events at The American Library in Paris featuring authors who have recently published books with the London-based independent publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions.  \nKnown for their distinctive blue and white covers\, and esteemed for their highly selective catalogue\, Fitzcarraldo is the leading publisher of innovative\, boundary-pushing literature. Founded in 2014 with the mission to publish only twenty-two works per year\, the publishing house has already established itself as champion of the most exciting and ambitious literary voices of our time\, including four Nobel Prize-winning writers: Svetlana Alexievich (2015)\, Olga Tokarczuk (2018)\, Annie Ernaux (2022)\, and Jon Fosse (2023). The Library is delighted to welcome Marie Darrieussecq\, Thea Lenarduzzi\, Claudia Durastanti\, Vanessa Onwuemezi\, Kirsty Bell\, and Brian Dillon\, all of whose work explores the frontiers of genre\, form\, and craft\, challenging us to rethink what writing can do. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speaker will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Sleepless and Pas Dormir will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son and Tome7. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/darrieussecq24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240206T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240206T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20240118T150123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T131148Z
UID:61271-1707247800-1707251400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(In-Person Full) (Hybrid) Changing the World for Women with Catharine A. MacKinnon and Kate Kirkpatrick
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us at the Library for a conversation about activism and the law with one the most distinguished thought leaders and public intellectual voices of our time. \nCatharine A. MacKinnon has been at the forefront of legal and social fights for gender equality for nearly fifty years. In 1979\, she was the first to make the groundbreaking argument that sexual harassment in the workplace violates laws against sex discrimination\, setting the legal groundwork for the #MeToo revolution forty years later. Over the course of her career\, MacKinnon has contributed to countless issues\, including pornography and prostitution\, and court cases that have resulted in unparalleled gains for women’s rights. She has developed a robust philosophy devoted to equality. \nPrior to the present book\, MacKinnon’s Butterfly Politics collected essays and speeches from her fifty years of fighting for legal and social change. The title refers to the “butterfly effect:” the idea that a butterfly opening and closing its wings can–under the right conditions–cause a tornado on the other side of the world. Considering a legal system built to keep inequality in place which can be transformed into a tool to provide equality rights\, MacKinnon develops the metaphor of the “butterfly effect” to propose simple steps that everyone can take to generate large-scale social change. \nMacKinnon will be joined in conversation with former American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow and renowned feminist philosopher Kate Kirkpatrick. \nAbout the speakers: \nCatharine A. MacKinnon is an internationally renowned scholar\, lawyer and jurist. She pioneered the legal claim for sexual harassment and with clients conceived and established the legal recognition of rape as an act of genocide in international law. Her theory of equality is increasingly being embraced around the world. \nKate Kirkpatrick is a philosopher based at Regent’s Park College\, University of Oxford. Her research focuses primarily on French phenomenology and existentialism; feminism; and ethics. She is author of several books and articles on these topics and an internationally acclaimed biography of Simone de Beauvoir\, Becoming Beauvoir: A Life (Bloomsbury\, 2019)\, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. She is currently writing a philosophical commentary on Beauvoir’s The Second Sex. \nPortrait of Catharine A. MacKinnon by ©Camille McOuat[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nIn 2017\, MacKinnon wrote a piece for The Guardian about the legal history that gave rise to the #MeToo movement. Read it here. \nFor an introduction to MacKinnon’s approach to law and social change in her most recent book\, Butterfly Politics\, check out this video.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Copies of Le Viol Redéfini and Butterfly Politics will be available for purchase at the Library in the week leading up to this event and while the event takes place\, generously provided by Tome7 and Smith&Son. All sales support this local independent bookstore. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/mackinnon24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240203T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20240117T132044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T162510Z
UID:61175-1706972400-1706979600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(In-Person) Experimental Fiction as Philosophical Experiment Part 1 with Justin Smith-Ruiu
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From Plato’s Symposium to the Bhagavad Ghita\, to more recent figures such as Sartre and Camus\, some of the most significant philosophical texts of human history have been written in the mode of storytelling. Avoiding the path of didactic truth\, authors use basic tools of character and plot to tease out nuanced meditations upon love\, truth\, politics\, enlightenment\, and life itself. \nHow does fiction lend itself to philosophical inquiry? In what ways does philosophy\, in turn\, broaden the horizons of fiction? When looked at closely enough\, where do the boundaries between fiction and philosophy exist–if such boundaries exist at all? And how can writers begin to do philosophy through fiction? \nPhilosopher\, author\, and historian Justin Smith-Ruiu is an expert in undertaking experimental fiction as a form of philosophizing. Over the course of three sessions\, he will share his perspective on the relationship between philosophy and experiment\, and demonstrate the role of creativity in the philosophical project. \nThe workshop will unfold over three two-hour sessions. These will take place in person at the Library on 3 February\, 10 February\, and 17 February from 15h00 to 17h00 CET and are open to both Library Members and non-members. Please register here by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.  \nIn the first meeting\, participants will be introduced to the subject matter of philosophical fiction\, reading and discussing examples of philosophical texts. In the following two meetings\, participants will bring their own ideas to the table through exercises and critique. We will explore thinking differently\, writing strangely\, and the avenues of expression which open up to us when we dare to break the rules. \nWeek One:  \n\nWhat is philosophy? What is fiction? How do the two overlap? Some key moments in history: Lucian of Samosata\, True History; Miguel de Cervantes\, Don Quixote; Margaret Cavendish\, Blazing-World; Voltaire\, Candide.\nWhy have some philosophers and some traditions preferred literary engagement with philosophical problems to direct argumentative treatises? Dostoyevsky\, Brothers Karamazov; Sartre\, Nausea.\nWhat is “experiment”? How do genre-bending works\, between philosophy and literature\, help to illuminate the nature of both? Jorge Luis Borges\, Ficciones; Italo Calvino\, Invisible Cities; OuLiPo.\nWhat are the nature and aims of Justin Smith-Ruiu’s activities in this domain? With special attention to In Search of the Third Bird and other more recent work.\nWeek One objective: devising our own projects.\n\nPlease note\, this event and other workshop events require advance registration and payment. Please register here by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.  \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/workshop_smith24_1/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240202T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20240109T083454Z
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-2-2-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240131T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240131T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231208T130052Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Writing Disaster with Adam Levin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A one-in-ten-billion natural disaster devastates Chicago. A Jewish comedian\, his most devoted fan\, and the city’s mayor must struggle to move forward while the world—quite literally—caves beneath their feet.   \nA sprawling work of meta-fiction\, Mount Chicago follows the mapless mayor who wants to build Mount Chicago\, a memorial to the disaster victims that is “as moving as Auschwitz” but “less depressing.” Mount Chicago is a story of Chicago-style politics and political correctness\, stand-up comedy and Jewish identity\, and the absurdist semantics of disaster. With his third novel\, Adam Levin has created a monument to laughter\, love\, art\, and resilience in an age of spectacular loss. Join him in conversation with author Amanda Dennis as they consider the contours of the sublime and the surreal\, and the writing that surmounts fiction itself. \nAbout the speakers: \nAdam Levin is the author of the novels The Instructions\, Bubblegum\, and Mount Chicago\, as well as the story collection\, Hot Pink. His writing has appeared in numerous publications\, including The New Yorker\, McSweeney’s\, and Playboy. He has been a New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award winner\, a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship\, and a National Jewish Book Award finalist. He lives in Chicago. \nAmanda Dennis is the author of the novel\, Her Here\, and a non-fiction book about Samuel Beckett\, Beckett and Embodiment. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books\, the Times Literary Supplement\, and Guernica\, among other places. She has held fellowships from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, Columbia and Cambridge Universities\, and UC Berkeley’s center for the humanities in Madrid. She lives in Paris\, where she is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the American University of Paris.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nIn a glowing New York Times review\, author Dan Chaon praised Levin’s “sustained\, operatic balance of comedy\, grief and despair\,” calling the book a “a genuinely breathtaking achievement.”. Read more. \nLevin was interviewed by the Chicago Review of Books about his influences\, meta-fiction\, and the city of Chicago. Read the interview. \nAmanda Dennis appeared virtually at Evenings with an Author to discuss her novel Her Here\, an existential detective story. Rewatch the conversation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/levin24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240130T185000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240130T213000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231214T163035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T144929Z
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SUMMARY:(In-Person Only) Screening: American Pavilion at Cannes Emerging Filmmakers
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us for a night at the Library celebrating cinema and up and coming filmmakers with a special screening event in partnership with The American Pavilion at Cannes and Deadline.  \nThe American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase has provided an opportunity for filmmakers to share their work with Cannes Festival and Film Market attendees. The Library will be transformed into a cinema\, as we will be screening the past Emerging Filmmaker Showcase winners from the past six years.  \nThe screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Deadline’s Diana Lodderhose and the filmmakers to learn more about their work. \nThe evening will conclude with a networking reception where aspiring and professional filmmakers–along with casual film lovers–can connect over a love of cinema.  \nIn May\, we will screen the winner of the American Pavilion’s 2024 Showcase following the conclusion of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. \nPlease note\, this event will be In Person only. Guests are invited to arrive from 18h30 onwards for opening remarks at 18h50 before the screening’s start time at 19h00. \nAbout the films: \nMAN OF THE HOUR\nJury Award Winner 2018\nDirectors: Linda Ludwig & James Curle\nGemma receives a mysterious invitation to the birthday party of an enigmatic millionaire\, Jeremy. She must pass herself off as Jeremy’s old friend and mingle with his glittering guests. But Gemma cannot help but wonder who Jeremy is and why he has tasked her with such a peculiar job – there’s something more to him than meets the eye. \nSYLVIA\nJury Award Winner 2019\nWriter/Director: Richard Prendergast Producer: Rachel Prendergast\n A car. A family. An unwanted destination. \nNOISY\nJury Award Winner 2022\nWriter/Director: Cedric Hill\nSam gets on the subway to get home. He catches the eye of April. The two of them discover they have way more in common than where they’re heading. Sometimes you need a noisy place to have a quiet conversation. \nEMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH\nJury Award Winner 2023\nProducer/Writer/Director: Goga Clay\nIbinabo\, a young husband and father-to-be\, lives an unremarkable but exemplary life. He strives to prove himself to his boss\, but gets caught up in the horrors of the October 2020 protests against police brutality. \nGIRL WITH A THERMAL GUN\nJury Award Winner 2021\nWriter/Director: Rongfei Guo\nDuring the pandemic\, a grocery delivery man is busier than ever. He receives orders\, fills shopping carts\, and delivers packages. Receive\, fill\, deliver; from dawn to dusk\, day in and day out. He navigates strange streets and knocks on unfamiliar doors. As he grows tired\, a feeling of loneliness washes over him and he begins to feel defeated—until he suddenly finds a thermal gun pressed to his forehead. \nMASTER MAGGIE\nJury Award Winner 2020\nDirector: Matthew Bonifacio\nWriter: Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio\, Matthew Bonifacio\nA celebrity acting coach is interrupted by an unknown actor begging for her help for a TV audition. What follows is an unexpected journey for the both of them.  \nAbout the speakers: \nDiana Lodderhose has been working in global film journalism since 2005. Before returning to Deadline in 2021 to focus on features for international film and television\, she was previously International Reporter for the site. She is based in London and has frequently covered all the major film festivals and markets including Cannes\, Berlin\, AFM\, Toronto and Sundance. Prior to joining Deadline\, Diana was the UK correspondent for Variety and also covered film news and box office at Screen International. \nAbout the American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase: \nSince 1989\, The American Pavilion has offered unparalleled experiences in Cannes to film students and emerging filmmakers from around the world. AmPav’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase provides an opportunity for filmmakers to have their works seen by Cannes Festival and Film Market attendees. If you are an aspiring filmmaker\, submit your short film to the 2024 American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase! \nImportant information: This event requires advance registration. The discussion will be in person only. Our partners and filmmakers will appear in the Reading Room\, and the discussion will not be recorded. Please note this event’s early start time. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1704982270919{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]    [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ampav24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240126T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240126T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231128T120523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T121830Z
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-1-26-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240125T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240125T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231213T161538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T143909Z
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SUMMARY:(In-Person Registration Full) (Hybrid) Entre Nous: Art as Social Action with Peter Sellars and Yasmine Seale
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How can a director’s choices bring fresh perspectives to centuries-old operas and plays? What kinds of creative processes do theater directors engage with as they plan their productions? And\, more generally\, how can the arts act as catalysts for social change? The Library is delighted to welcome Peter Sellars\, one of the leading living figures of theatrical history. From setting Così fan tutte in a diner in Cape Cod and The Marriage of Figaro in a luxury apartment in Trump Tower)\, to having worked with artists such as Warhol and received praise from critics such as Edward Said\, Sellars’ groundbreaking stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays have made him one of the most compelling director of our times. Discover his method of breaking into art\, forging a theater of the present.  \nSellars will speak in conversation with writer and translator Yasmine Seale. \nPlease note that in-person registration to this event is now full. Online registration is still available. \nLearn more:  \nAmong Sellars’s most famous productions was his late-1980s staging of Mozart’s Don Giovanni\, which Sellars set in New York City’s East Harlem. Watch a recording of the production.  \nLast year\, Sellars directed a production of Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde at the Opéra Bastille. See him describe his vision for that production. \nYasmine Seale appeared at the Library last year to speak with author Kate Briggs. Rewatch their discussion.  \nAbout the speakers: \nPeter Sellars is an internationally acclaimed director. He is best known for his innovative interpretations of operatic masterpieces. Since 1988\, Sellars has been a professor at UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures / Dance. His production of Vincenzo Bellini’s Beatrice di Tenda will be performed Opéra Bastille in February and March of 2024. Book your tickets here! \nYasmine Seale is a writer whose work includes poetry\, criticism\, translation and visual art. Her essays on literature\, art and film have appeared in many places\, including Harper’s\, The Nation\, Paris Review\, and the Times Literary Supplement. Among her books are Agitated Air: Poems After Ibn Arabi (Tenement Press)\, a collaboration with Robin Moger\, and The Annotated Arabian Nights (W. W. Norton)\, described by the New Yorker as “an electric new translation”. She is currently a fellow of the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. \nThe Entre Nous series is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination\, and the American Library in Paris. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nThis event requires advance registration. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1666352729001{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sellars24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240124T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240124T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231219T190239Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Europe’s Past and Future with Timothy Garton Ash
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In recent years\, populist and authoritarian regimes have gained momentum across Europe\, and democratic norms have shown signs of erosion. How can we understand the tectonic shifts that have shaped contemporary Europe? What lessons can Europe learn from its own recent past? \nWith his new book\, Homelands: A Personal History of Europe\, Timothy Garton Ash braids personal memoir together with political analysis to produce a sweeping account of Europe in the last half-century. Drawing from his extensive experience as a journalist and a historian\, Garton Ash expertly guides his readers through the various political transformations that have unfolded in Europe over the course of his own lifetime. \nThis event will be moderated by writer and academic\, Thomas Dodman. \nAbout the speakers: \nTimothy Garton Ash is a political writer and Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford. He is a longtime proponent of free speech\, an advocate for liberal democracy\, and an expert in international relations. He has written eleven books\, most of which examine the contemporary history of Europe and European politics. His latest book\, Homelands: A Personal History of Europe (2023) is set to be translated into nineteen languages. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian\, The New York Review of Books\, Prospect Magazine\, and more. \nThomas Dodman is Associate Professor in the Department of French at Columbia University and director of the History & Literature program at Columbia’s Global Center in Paris. He is the author of What Nostalgia Was: War\, Empire and the Time of a Deadly Emotion (Chicago) and he coedits the journal Sensibilités (Anamosa)\, whose latest issue is Race\, l’ombre portée. He is currently a fellow at the Institute for Ideas & Imagination at Reid Hall.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nGarton Ash has written a column on international affairs for The Guardian since 2004. You can peruse his work here. \nIn 2011\, Garton Ash launched the Free Speech Debate\, an online project that brings together journalists\, scholars\, and businesspeople from around the world to discuss speech-related issues.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Garton Ash will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Copies of Homelands will be available for purchase at the Library in the week leading up to this event and while the event takes place\, generously provided by Smith&Son. All sales support this local independent bookstore. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/gartonash24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240123T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240123T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231212T161716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T161716Z
UID:59727-1706038200-1706041800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Paris of the Present with Will Mountain Cox
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tired of romanticized visions of the Paris of the past\, author Will Mountain Cox sets out in Roundabout to write Paris present: from the Notre Dame fire\, to the November 2015 attacks\, to concerns of gentrification\, climate\, and hyper-tourism. Cox\, founder of the Belleville Park Pages\, first proposed this present-tense vision in With Paris in Mind\, a collection of interviews which dismisses the mythology of Paris as a city of artists and features the voices of the new creative generation. This generation is depicted yet again with attentiveness and insight in Roundabout— this time\, through the prism of fiction. Ever sensitive to the spirit of the age\, Cox will speak at the Library about the living Parisian cultural landscape. \nAbout the speaker: \nWill Mountain Cox is a writer from Portland\, Oregon\, living in Paris\, France. His work has appeared in Forever Magazine\, Hobart\, Vol. 1 Brooklyn\, Shabby Doll House\, and The Drunken Canal. He is the author of With Paris in Mind and was a cofounder of the literary magazine Belleville Park Pages. He is a graduate of Boston University and Sciences Po. Roundabout is his debut novel.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nCox appeared on France 24 for an interview on With Paris in Mind\, his book of collected interviews with artists in Paris. Watch on France 24. \nRead one of Cox’s short stories published in the online magazine Vol. 1 Brooklyn.  \nDiscover an excerpt of Roundabout in English and in French in an online journal dedicated to the 20th arrondissement.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Cox will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Copies of Roundabout will be available for purchase at the Library in the week leading up to this event and while the event takes place\, generously provided by Smith&Son. All sales support this local independent bookstore. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cox24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240122T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20240109T104529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T135953Z
UID:60499-1705951800-1705955400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Fashion Week: An Exclusive Review with Idris Balogun
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Idris Balogun is the founder of WINNIE New York\, a menswear brand that creates high-quality\, long-wearing clothing. Balogun was born to Nigerian immigrants in New York and raised in London. His career has taken him to the heights of the sartorial world\, from London’s Savile Road to the creative suites of Burberry and Tom Ford. With WINNIE New York\, Balogun has brought his designs to runways in London\, New York\, and Paris. \nThe Library is pleased to welcome Balogun in conversation with internationally renowned stylist Julie Ragolia to discuss his Fall/Winter 2024 collection\, inspired by the work of African American jazz poet Ted Joans. Over the course of this exclusive preview\, Balogun and Ragolia will review Fall/Winter 2024-25 Fashion Week in Paris and assess the contemporary luxury landscape. In turn\, they will meditate upon the meaning of clothing\, the role of fashion in self-expression\, and innovations at the horizons of modern design.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nBalogun’s latest collection takes inspiration from African American poet Ted Joans. For an introduction to Joans’s work\, check out this video excerpt\, which features his poetry performed alongside live jazz. \nBe sure to browse the website of WINNIE New York to get a sense of Balogun’s designs.  \nAbout the speakers:  \nAt a young age\, Idris Balogun earned an apprenticeship on the prestigious Savile Row. There he was able to hone and master his skills as a cutter and tailor before moving on to Burberry\, where under the direction of Christopher Bailey\, he helped to develop a singular view of the Burberry lines. Shortly after\, he began his career with Tom Ford\, where he worked as the Director of Menswear and Made to Measure before launching his label. In 2022 Idris won the Karl Lagerfeld award for design. He founded WINNIE\, a label informed by luxury in its purest form\, in 2019.  \nJulie Ragolia is renowned internationally for her work as a fashion stylist and consultant. Her approach is strikingly modern\, rooted in observation; creating a distinct effect across editorial stories\, fashion shows and advertising campaigns. Born in Brooklyn\, New York to complex means\, art was a way forward. Her desire to understand her own life story compels her deep interest in subject\, and the manner in which clothing can define\, enhance or recreate one’s self. \nAbout WINNIE New York: \nWINNIE\, a label informed by luxury in its purest form. It is our mission to merge a modern design identity with classic artisanal practices. A focus on exceptional fabric\, tailoring and craftsmanship is at the forefront of the brand’s core values. After holding positions at Tom Ford and Burberry\, Idris Balogun founded WINNIE in 2019\, as an ode to his grandmother. From the outset\, WINNIE has endeavored to deliver the utmost quality product made in Italy\, and is stocked worldwide at retailers including SSENSE\, Mytheresa\, Tasoni\, Très Bien and MATCHESFASHION.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Balogun and Ragolia will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/balogun24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240119T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240119T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231128T120326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T121022Z
UID:58965-1705662000-1705665600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-1-19-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240118T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231208T124517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T124517Z
UID:59511-1705606200-1705609800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Fixing France: How to Repair a Broken Republic with Nabila Ramdani
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Liberté\, Égalité\, Fraternité: la devise de la République française. Since the French Revolution\, this motto of liberty\, equality\, and fraternity has served as a pillar for the republic. Though\, after a period of mass dissent– from the Yellow Vests protests\, to movement against the 2023 réforme de retraites\, to the mass protests following the fatal police shooting of Nahel M.– does France live up to its founding ideals?  \nNabila Ramdani\,  journalist\, academic and broadcaster\, will appear at the Library to present her new book\, Fixing France: How to Repair a Broken Republic.  \nIn Fixing France\, Ramdani develops a nuanced critique of some of France’s modern issues\, from racial and religious discrimination\, looming executive power\, terrorism and extremism\, and the rise of the far-right. Ramdani will dive into the historical dynamics that have led us to the present: what was the influence of Algeria on the founding and development of the current Fifth Republic? What issues do residents of France face in Paris intramuros\, the suburbs of Grand Paris\, and beyond in France’s countryside? And how can the French Republic be fixed? \nModerated by journalist and anchor Erin Ogunkeye.  \n  \nAbout the speakers: \nNabila Ramdani is a French author of Algerian descent who works as a journalist\, academic and broadcaster. Nabila began her award-winning journalistic career in the BBC Paris Bureau. She has since broadcast for outlets including Sky News\, Al Jazeera and CNN\, and has written extensively for The Guardian\, The Daily Mail\, The Washington Post and others. Educated at Paris VII University and the London School of Economics (LSE)\, Nabila has taught at the University of Oxford and the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. \nErin Ogunkeye grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia\, but has spent more time living in Paris than any other city. She studied French law before realizing she wanted to feel a closer connection to the rest of the world by following\, relaying and breaking down current events; perhaps not too differently from the way a lawyer connects with a jury. She is an anchor at France 24 and presents Live From Paris in the mornings.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nRamdani appeared on France24 to discuss social inequality in France in contrast with the country’s ideals\, as well as the shortcomings of the Fifth Republic. Watch the interview. \nRamdani published an opinion piece in inews.co.uk on Paris’s recent bedbug outbreak as a symbol of the French Republic. Read more.Read an excerpt of Fixing France about the history of modern terrorism and its intersection with French post-revolutionary history. Read on LitHub.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Copies of Fixing France will be available for purchase at the Library in the week leading up to this event and while the event takes place\, generously provided by Smith&Son. All sales support this local independent bookstore. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ramdani24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240117T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231212T160601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231215T153638Z
UID:59707-1705519800-1705523400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Members Only) Music and Mingle with Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Baird Dodge
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Finding one’s place in Paris can be challenging. As an expatriate institution\, we champion the forging of connections at the Library. This is why we’re delighted to announce Music and Mingle\, a Members-only event series. Those seeking to foster new friendships\, build their network\, and toast the new year in good company are invited to this special concert by Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Baird Dodge. Dodge will be performing a curated selection of songs from Bach to “Over the Rainbow\,” developed\, in the spirit of connection\, to challenge the boundaries between classical and popular music. Whether seeking to discover our community for the first time\, or to reunite with old friends\, join us in celebrating everyone who makes the American Library in Paris a cultural home. \nPlease note\, this event will be in-person only and reserved for Library members. \nThis event will be followed by a cocktail reception.  \nAbout Baird Dodge: \nA New York City native\, Baird Dodge joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a violist in 1996 and moved to the second violin section later that same year. In 2002\, he was appointed principal second violin of the CSO by Daniel Barenboim. An avid chamber musician\, Dodge has collaborated with such artists as Isidore Cohen\, Timothy Eddy\, Hillary Hahn\, Yo-yo Ma\, Samuel Rhodes\, and Orion Weiss\, and has toured with Music from Marlboro. Baird has a special interest in contemporary music\, having performed and recorded works by his father\, Charles Dodge. During the pandemic\, when live orchestral and chamber music were shut down\, Baird explored solo repertoire and found different ways to perform outdoors in his community that felt meaningful and sustaining. \nAbout the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: \nFounded in 1891\, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the world. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra commands a vast repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary. Performing in over 150 concerts each year\, the CSO’s talented musicians are the driving force behind the ensemble’s famous sound heard on best-selling recordings as well as in performances in Chicago and on tour throughout the United States and around the globe.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: This event will be in person at the Library only and reserved for Library Members. Please bring your Library card to the event for verification. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/dodge24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240112T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240112T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231128T120015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T120015Z
UID:58958-1705057200-1705060800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-1-12-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240111T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T115345
CREATED:20231010T150252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T174313Z
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SUMMARY:Critical Conversations Meeting Three: Democratic Innovation Across the Globe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is the Athenian model making a comeback? In this session we will look at how innovations like citizens’ assemblies\, participatory budgets\, and civic technologies are remaking the debate on democracy today — and possibly bringing it closer to its ancient roots. \nReadings to prepare: \n\nVox\, “Study: Politicians listen to rich people\, not you” (2015\, article)\nAudrey Tang (Digital Minister\, Taiwan): “The Frontier of Democracy” (2021\, video)\nBastien Berbner\, ”The Unlikely Friendship that helped Legalize Gay Marriage in Ireland” (2020\, article)\nWorld Bank\, “Toward a More Inclusive Development in Kenya” (2018\, video)\n\n Some details: Whether in France or America\, debate is central to healthy democracy. Critical  Conversations encourages both disagreement and agreement through thinking\, talking\,  reading\, and actively participating in community. Since the series’ inception in 2020\, we have tackled race in America\, the climate crisis\, migration\, and technology. Across seasons\, participants have challenged themselves\, their peers\, and the world in which we live.  \nPlease note\, this event and all event in the Critical Conversations series require advance registration and payment. Please register here by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.  \nPlease write to programs@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions or thoughts.  \nAbout Critical Conversations: Whether in France or America\, debate is central to healthy democracy. Critical Conversations encourages both disagreement and agreement through thinking\, talking\, reading\, and actively participating in community. Since the series’ inception in 2020\, we have tackled race in America\, the climate crisis\, and migration. Across seasons\, participants have challenged themselves\, their peers\, and the world in which we live. \nAbout the Critical Conversations 2023-24 leaders: \nProf. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the UM6P School of Collective Intelligence (Morocco) and lectures in advocacy at Sciences Po-Paris. Trained in classics and community organizing\, he served as mobilization strategist for the campaigns of Barack Obama in 2008 and Emmanuel Macron in 2017. He served as legislative counsel in the 111th U.S. Congress (2009-2011)\, organized on six U.S. presidential campaigns\, and has worked to advance democratic innovation at the European Commission and in India\, Tunisia\, Egypt\, Uganda\, Senegal\, Czech Republic and Ukraine. He is author of Cicero and the People’s Will: Philosophy and Power at the End of the Roman Republic\, from Cambridge University Press\, and is co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Collective Intelligence for Democracy and Governance. \nProf. Mark Klein is a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence\, serves as a professor and Senior Scientific Advisor at the UM6P School of Collective Intelligence\, and Chief Scientist at HiveWise Inc\, a startup in the collective intelligence space. His research draws from such fields as artificial intelligence\, social computing\, economics\, operations research\, and complexity science to develop and evaluate computer technologies that enable greater ‘collective intelligence’ in large groups faced with complex decisions. He has over 180 publications in these areas\, and has served on the editorial boards of many prominent journals and conferences related to AI and social computing. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cc3_2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Learning to Laugh with Nuar Alsadir
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Why do humans laugh? What effect does laughter have on the body? What is its role in a social setting? What does it communicate\, and why does it matter? Poet and psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir uses psychology\, philosophy\, history\, personal experience\, and more to answer these questions in new book Animal Joy. A whimsical\, wide-reaching meditation upon the power of laughter\, populated by figures ranging from Donald Trump to Alsadir’s classmates at clown school\, the book reveals hidden dimensions to humor\, while highlighting the challenges of defining what humor is. More than an expression of amusement\, it can be wielded as a political tool\, poetic instrument\, and therapeutic mechanism.  \nLearn More: \nFor a sample of Alsadir’s poetry\, check out her poem titled “Invertebrate.” \nFor a preview of Alsadir’s meditations on laughter and its various forms\, check out her essay “Corpsing: On Sex\, Death\, and Inappropriate Laughter” in The Paris Review. \nAbout the speaker: \nNuar Alsadir‘s most recent book\, Animal Joy: A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation was a TIME Magazine must-read of 2022 and a Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2022. She is also the author of two poetry collections: Fourth Person Singular\, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Forward Prize for Best Collection\, and More Shadow Than Bird. She is a fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities and a member of the curatorial board of The Racial Imaginary Institute. She works as a psychoanalyst in private practice in New York. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Alsadir will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nThis event requires advance registration. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/alsadir23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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