(Hybrid at The London Library) Nancy Cunard, Jazz Age Icon
The London Library partners with the American Library in Paris to host Anne de Courcy in a discussion on writer, heiress political activist, and icon of the Jazz Age Nancy Cunard.
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The London Library 14 St James's Square, London, London, United Kingdom
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(Hybrid) Noga Arikha on the Self and the Disrupted Mind
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventWhat happens to the self when the mind begins to deteriorate? Science humanist Noga Arikha speaks with Rachel Donadio on neuropsychiatry and philosophy.
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(Hybrid) Bruno Patino on the Age of Information
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventPresident of ARTE Bruno Patino speaks on media consumption, human connection, and information as a public good faced with the digital age.
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(Hybrid) A Dispatch from the Fashion Archives with Marco Pecorari and Antoine Bucher
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventHow is the story of fashion written? What goes into the records, and what is lost to time? A panel on the history of fabric and fabricating fashion archives.
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(Hybrid) Macron’s Second Term, Analyzed
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventWhat has gone wrong in Macron's second term, and what has gone right? Where do we go from here? In partnership with the Overseas Press Club of America, journalists convene in a panel moderated by Vivienne Walt to discuss.
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Critical Conversations Meeting Five: A Life of Reading and Writing
The American Library in ParisMeeting four of Critical Conversations, an expert-led discussion series. This season: a reflection on how to lead a contemplative, vital, and unmediated life in an ever-faster digital world.
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The Stages of Reading Development (for parents and caregivers)
The American Library in ParisExplore what research-backed strategies and practices can be implemented at home to strengthen reading.
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(Hybrid) Simone de Beauvoir: Living Philosophy with Kate Kirkpatrick and Marine Rouch
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventSimone de Beauvoir’s lived experiences were instrumental to the development of her philosophy. Who was the woman behind The Second Sex?
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(Hybrid) Preti Taneja on the Aftermath of Disaster
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventHow does one write one’s way out of a traumatic event? Does disaster inevitably resist narrative? Preti Taneja speaks on language, loss, and possibilities of resolution.
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Ecologues Meeting Three: The Energy Question
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventMeeting three of Ecologues, a series of interactive webinars featuring experts on various aspects of the environmental crisis. Organized in partnership with News Decoder and the Climate Academy at the European School of Brussels.
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(Hybrid) Reimagining Race with Mohsin Hamid
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventBestselling author Mohsin Hamid speaks on new visions of society, the self, and others in the post-racial world of new novel The Last White Man.
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(Online) Returning to East Berlin with Jenny Erpenbeck and Claire Messud
The American Library in ParisVirtual EventAuthor Jenny Erpenbeck converses with novelist Claire Messud about shared histories, divergent perspectives, and common life in the divided city of 1986 Berlin.
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