Celebrated artist and poet Eileen Myles speaks with journalist Elisabeth Philippe on Chelsea Girls at the mk2 Bibliothèque. The American Library in Paris is co-sponsoring this event.
The birth of scientific racism has been increasingly associated with the Enlightenment era. If this is true, how did the Enlightenment era invent race? Andrew S. Curran speaks about this as well as his new book (co-edited with Henry Louis Gates Jr.), Who’s Black and Why? A Hidden Chapter in the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race.
Two of the most prominent voices in contemporary fiction convene as part of Festival America to discuss interplays of visibility and invisibility in society and literature. Faced with the wounds of injustice, could writing act as a cure?
American Library in Paris Programs Manager Alice McCrum moderates a discussion on the politics of literature for Festival America. This event will take place at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Vincennes.
American Library in Paris Programs Manager Alice McCrum moderates a conversation on desire, sense experience, and the body in contemporary literature as part of Festival America. This event will take place at the Maison des Associations in Vincennes.
Join the Library in exploring the multifaceted and iconoclastic life and work of celebrated author Joyce Maynard.
From missteps of Western policy to the mythology of the Soviet empire, expert in modern Russian political history Peter Conradi speaks with TIME correspondent Vivienne Walt on the invasion of Ukraine, what led up to it, and what it means for the future.
Thought streams, digressions, surface, breath. A conversation at Reid Hall organized in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination.
Following the conclusion of her renowned living autobiography trilogy, Deborah Levy discusses a life translated into words, and what remains unsaid.
Wartime reporters Matthieu Aikins and Luke Mogelson bring their experiences in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine to a discussion on war zone coverage and the stakes of journalism.
Why does English have both brotherhood and fraternity? Why is the crime called murder but the accusation called homicide? Merriam-Webster dictionary editor Peter Sokolowski speaks on why we have so many synonyms, and how our language has evolved.
Writers Lindsey Tramuta, Rokhaya Diallo, and Grace Ly speak about diversity, representation, the mythology of the Parisienne, and the lived experience of women in France.
Friends of the Library (50€ – 249€) will receive invitations to unique, donor-only programs.
Folio Society (250€ – 1 999€) supporters will be invited to the annual Book Award ceremony, as well as donor-only programs.
Gutenberg Society (2 000€ – 9 999€) patrons will have the opportunity to host a dinner with an Evenings with an Author sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg speaker, as well as all the benefits listed above.
Ex Libris Lux Society (10 000€ and above) sponsors will be invited to an annual dinner with Ex Libris Lux donors and Library leadership, as well as all the benefits listed above. They will also be invited to an exclusive cocktail dînatoire with our Gala speaker.
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