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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Christopher Prendergast on Living and Dying with Marcel Proust
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From recent features at the Musée Carnavalet and the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme to uncountable commentaries and historical studies\, Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time remains an object of public fascination and adoration one hundred years after its publication. No one is more qualified to speak on the depths of Proustianism than Christopher Prendergast\, general editor of Penguin’s English reissues of Proust’s magnum opus. In new work Living and Dying with Marcel Proust\, Prendergast maps out the life\, mind\, and Recherche of Proust\, revealing the genius of the author and the enduring importance of the text. Join him at the American Library in celebrating life\, literature\, love\, time\, memory\, and Marcel Proust. \nAbout the speaker:  \nChristopher Prendergast is a fellow of Cambridge University and the British Academy. A writer for the London Review of Books and New Left Review\, he is an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Officier dans l‘Ordre des Palmes académiques. Living and Dying with Marcel Proust was named a New York Times Editors’ Choice and Publishers’ Weekly Most Anticipated Work of 2022. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Prendergast 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.[/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/prendergast22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:(Online) Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim on Ecology and Religion
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What can world religions teach us about the earth? How does religion express our relationship to nature\, and how can we use religious philosophy to mitigate nature’s destruction? Yale historians of religion Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim will speak on their work\, Ecology and Religion. Posing the question\, “what is religious ecology?”\, the book shows how global religions and environmental practices intersect in ways both obvious and surprising. Ultimately\, Tucker and Grim propose that religion can contribute an ethical and spiritual dimension to ecology\, motivating the fight for climate justice. Join them at the Library to discuss ways of thinking about the natural world\, ways of engaging with it\, and ways of changing it for the better. \nAbout the speakers: \nMary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim are Senior Lecturers and Research Scholars at the Yale School of the Environment\, Yale Divinity School\, and Religious Studies Department. Together\, they direct the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology\, and are Executive Producers of the Emmy-award winning film\, Journey of the Universe. Ecology and Religion was published in 2014. \nImportant information: This event requires advance registration.[/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/ecology22/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221108T200000
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SUMMARY:Entre Nous: Three Archives in Conversation with Lynnette Widder\, João Pina\, and Mila Turajlić
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Archives are imagined to be well-ordered places of safe-keeping; but most discoveries are made in unsuspected and unordered repositories of the past. Lynnette Widder\, João Pina\, and Mila Turajlić will talk about their experiences with archives as a catalyst for their work – archives neglected by history\, maintained by families\, sequestered in institutions\, left behind in unculled bequests. \nThe conversation is in celebration of Widder’s architecture book Year Zero to Economic Miracle: Hans Schwippert and Sep Ruf in Postwar West German Building Culture and Turajlić’s documentary film Ciné-guerrillas: The Scenes From the Labudović Reels\, and in anticipation of Pina’s forthcoming book on the discovery of family photographs of the Tarrafal concentration camp in Cape Verde. \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: This event will take place in person at Reid Hall | Columbia Global Centers at 4 rue de Chevreuse. \nAccess to this event requires registration through Columbia Global Centers | Paris. Click on the button below to reserve your place.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.fr%2Fe%2Fentre-nous-three-archives-in-conversation-tickets-445240354887″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/en_widderpinaturajlic/
LOCATION:Reid Hall\, 4 Rue de Chevreuse\, Paris\, Paris\, 75006\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221102T193000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Justin Smith on The Internet is Not What You Think It Is
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The internet was born out of a desire to improve human life. By increasing access to information and facilitating communication\, it would bring human beings closer\, united in their quest for enlightened living. This utopian dream\, argues historian Justin Smith in new work The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is\, is the product of centuries of work aimed at making knowledge distributable. Unfortunately\, Smith contends\, this dream is officially\, definitively dead. Considering social media\, information algorithms\, and smartphone dependency\, Smith shows how the internet was transformed from social tool to social problem. Equal parts intellectual history\, philosophical treatise\, and manifesto\, the book sounds the alarm for our future. Smith will be in conversation with Analog Sea founding editor Jonathan Simons and American Library Programs Manager Alice McCrum. \nAbout the speaker: \nJustin Smith is a historian and philosopher of science. A professor at the University of Paris\, Smith is the author of Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason (2019)\, The Philosopher: A History in Six Types (2016)\, and Divine Machines: Leibniz and the Sciences of Life (2011). \nJonathan Simons is the founding editor of offline publishing house Analog Sea and its literary journal\, The Analog Sea Review. As a poet and essayist\, he has written for publications including the London Magazine\, PN Review\, El País\, subTerrain Magazine\, and the Analog Sea Review.  \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Smith 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. \nUS viewers\, please note French daylight savings time. This event will happen at 2:30 pm EDT. \nThis event requires advance registration.[/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/jsmith22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Jeff Deutsch on In Praise of Good Bookstores
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is the role of the bookstore in the contemporary\, digital age? What services does it offer that mammoth entities such as Amazon lack? Can bookstores change the way we read? In his eloquent and impassioned debut\, In Praise of Good Bookstores\, bookseller Jeff Deutsch argues that bookstores are much more than commercial enterprises. Rather\, they are civic institutions which promote unquantifiable values: community\, friendship\, self-reflection\, meditation\, and more. Drawing upon economic\, literary\, and art history\, Deutsch also calls upon his personal experience as director of Chicago’s renowned Seminary Co-op Bookstores to make the case for the personal and public necessity of good bookstores.  \nAbout the speaker:  \nJeff Deutsch is the director of Chicago’s Seminary Co-op Bookstores\, the first not-for-profit bookstore whose mission is bookselling.  \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Deutsch 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.[/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/deutsch22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221025T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221025T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Hélène Périvier on The Feminist Economy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Can one be both an economist and a feminist? This is the guiding question of Héléne Périvier’s L’économie féministe\, which seeks to rebuke the alleged neutrality of economics and expose its gendered core. The study of economics\, Périvier argues\, was developed by men to serve a society led by men\, and the field’s fundamental concepts and methods of analysis are derived from a patriarchal model. This is also a field in which women are severely underrepresented: barely a quarter of all economists are women. Responding to the challenges of a discipline which undermines women and from which women are largely absent\, Périvier proposes a critical alternative to the established economic model: the feminist economy. \nAbout the speaker: \nHéléne Périvier is an economist at the Observatoire française des conjonctures économiques of Sciences Po Université\, where she is also director of the Programme de Recherche et d’Enseignement des Savoirs sur le Genre (PRESAGE). Périvier led the European Commission’s Effective Gender Equality in Research and the Academia project from 2014-2017. L’économie féministe was published in 2020. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Périvier 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.[/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/perivier22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Writing Ukraine Panel
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is writing possible when one’s country is at war? What can it achieve\, and what are its limits? What is the relationship of writing to grief\, loss\, violence\, and peace? In 2022\, when the stakes have never been higher\, what does it mean to try to write Ukraine? A panel of Ukrainian and Ukrainian-American authors convene to discuss. \nAbout the speakers:  \nSonya Bilocerkowycz is a Ukrainian-American writer. She is the author of On Our Way Home From the Revolution (2019)\, winner of the Gournay Prize for a debut essay collection. Bilocerkowycz has been published in Guernica\, Ninth Letter\, the New York Review of Books\, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She was named a 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow.  \nArtem Chapeye has authored five novels and four books of creative nonfiction\, and is a co-author of a book of war reportage. A four-time finalist of the BBC Book of the Year Award\, his recent collection The Ukraine was one of three finalists in the award’s new nonfiction category in 2018. His novel Migrant was published in French in 2021\, The Ukraine is forthcoming in English in 2023. In March 2022\, Artem voluntarily enlisted in the Ukrainian Armed Forces\, where he is still serving. \nIrena Karpa is a writer and journalist who has authored twelve books of prose and one children’s book. She is also the frontwoman of the alternative music group Qarpa. Karpa has contributed to Vanity Fair and Deutsche Welle\, and is a frequent guest on French broadcasting. She has been leading online therapeutic writing courses during the war. \nOlesya Khromeychuk is a historian and writer. She has taught the history of East-Central Europe at several British universities\, and written for the New York Review of Books\, Der Spiegel\, the Los Angeles Review of Books\, openDemocracy and Prospect.. Khromeychuk is the author of The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister (2022) and “Undetermined” Ukrainians. Post-War Narratives of the Waffen SS “Galicia” Division (2013). She is currently the Director of the Ukrainian Institute London. \nLyuba Yakimchuk is a poet\, playwright and screenwriter. She is the author of several full-length poetry collections\, including Apricots of Donbas\, which has been translated into more than twenty languages. She is also the celebrated author of two film scripts and two plays. She is the first-ever poet performer at the Grammy Awards: in 2022 she performed her poem\, “Prayer\,” as part of the Free piece by John Legend dedicated to Ukraine. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the panel will take place 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 is organized with the help of the Tompkins Agency for Ukrainian Literature in Translation. \nAdvance registration required.[/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/writingukraine22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221013T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221013T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Processing the Processed Food Industry with Michael Moss
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From unscientific diets to snake-oil products\, ‘healthy eating’ has never been a more nebulous term or challenging project. Nutrition labels\, packed with figures and jargon\, are little help in understanding the content of what we consume. In fact\, argues Michael Moss\, they only serve to further mystify it. In Salt Sugar Fat and Hooked\, Moss reveals the secret ingredients to processed food’s domination of supermarkets. Hidden behind the foods many Americans love most–potato chips\, cookies\, soda–is a world of research and marketing aimed at designing the perfect\, and most perfectly addictive\, snack. Join Moss at the American Library to learn how the world got hooked\, and what we can do now. \nAbout the speaker: \nMichael Moss is a journalist and author of two New York Times bestselling books on the processed food industry\, Salt Sugar Fat (2014) and Hooked (2021). He is a frequent guest on newscasts globally\, from CBS This Morning to the BBC. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2010 for his investigation of the dangers of contaminated meat. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Moss 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/moss22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221012T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221012T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Lindsey Tramuta\, Rokhaya Diallo\, and Grace Ly on Who Represents France
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]France\, with its wine country and white cliffs\, has resided in the public imagination for centuries. The image of Paris has undergone a series of transformations: at varying points an artistic refuge\, City of Love\, symbol of the aristocratic world\, and center of revolution\, the capital’s historical identity is rich and many-sided. Yet what lurks behind the city\, the country\, and its people when one looks beyond images of bread\, cheese\, and berets? How have stereotypes evolved with social media\, immigration\, and a changing political landscape over the twenty-first century? What do they share with the reality of contemporary France? Join authors Lindsey Tramuta\, Rokhaya Diallo\, and Grace Ly to discuss the fictions and fantasies of modern French life. \nAbout the speakers: \nLindsey Tramuta is Paris-based journalist and author. She has written for the New York Times\, Condé Nast Traveler\, and Vogue\, among others. She has published two books: The New Paris: the People\, Places\, and Ideas Fueling a Movement (2017) and The New Parisienne: the Women and Ideas Shaping Paris (2020). \nRokhaya Diallo is a French journalist\, author\, and filmmaker known for her activism in the fields of racial and sexual equality. Her work has appeared in the Guardian\, Al Jazeera\, the Washington Post\, Slate\, and ELLE Magazine among others. She has published 10 acclaimed books\, including a graphic novel\, and has produced five activist documentaries. \nGrace Ly is an author\, podcaster\, and anti-racist and feminist activist. Her debut novel\, Jeune fille modèle\, was published in 2018. Ly is the creator of the web series Ça reste entre nous and co-hosts the podcast Kiffe Ta Race with Rokhaya Diallo.  \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Tramuta\, Diallo\, and Ly 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 is organized in partnership with The Californien. \nThis event requires advance registration.[/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/stereotypes22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221011T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221011T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Nobles and Yeomen: How French Brought 'Class' to English with Peter Sokolowski
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]French words that we use in English might seem fancy—like cuisine or couture. But these borrowings are just the more recent French invaders into our vocabulary since the time of the Norman Conquest. Waves of French and Latin words over the centuries tell much more than a linguistic story: they are a map of how we identify class and privilege in the words we use every day. \nAbout the speaker: \nPeter Sokolowski is Editor at Large at Merriam-Webster. He has written definitions for many of Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries\, is active as a blogger\, podcaster\, and speaker on language\, and has served as pronouncer for spelling bees worldwide. He was named among TIME‘s 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Sokolowski 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.[/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/sokolowski22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221005T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Matthieu Aikins and Luke Mogelson on Wartime Journalism
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is the role of a war correspondent? What challenges await the reporter in the war zone\, and how are they mitigated? What ethical obligations does one have when covering war? Faced with constant danger\, violent regimes\, mass displacement\, and fatality\, what can journalism do? Join journalists Matthieu Aikins and Luke Mogelson as they discuss their experiences on the ground in war zones. From Afghanistan\, Syria\, and Iraq\, to recent reporting in Ukraine\, Aikins and Mogelson have witnessed countless scenes of destruction\, terror\, and tragedy. At risk to their own lives\, they have documented the civilian experience and amplified disempowered voices. They will share what they have seen\, and why war reporting matters. \nRead recent reporting by Aikins on the Taliban here. \nDiscover Mogelson’s writing on Syria. \nAbout the speakers: \nLuke Mogelson has been a contributing writer for the New Yorker since 2013\, covering the wars in Afghanistan\, Syria\, Iraq\, and Ukraine. He was previously based in Kabul as a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine. Mogelson is the author of The Storm is Here (2022). He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards and two George Polk Awards. \nMatthieu Aikins is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Naked Don’t Fear the Water (2022). He is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and a contributing editor at Rolling Stone. He was a 2020-21 Visiting Fellow at the American Library\, which was generously supported by The de Groot Foundation. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Aikins and Mogelson 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 will be followed by a catered reception. \nAdvanced registration required. RSVP below. [/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/warjournalism22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221004T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221004T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid): An Evening with Deborah Levy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Acclaimed novelist\, playwright\, and poet Deborah Levy will speak at the Library on her distinctive style and extensive career. Celebrated for her turbulent\, dream-infused prose and philosophical agility\, Levy is a master of language and a cataloguer of its failures\, exploring the limits of what can be articulated. Her ‘living autobiographies’\, a trilogy fusing memoir with theoretical musings\, serve as dispatches from liminal spaces. Levy slips through time and sifts through memory. She conjures the life of a woman and artist seeking to understand womanhood and the practice of art. Join her as she details her experience writing in the “storm of life.” \nAbout the speaker: \nDeborah Levy is the author of acclaimed novels\, short stories and plays. She has written for the Royal Shakespeare Company and dramatized Freud’s two most iconic case histories for the BBC\, Dora and The Wolf Man. Her novels Swimming Home (2011) and Hot Milk (2016) were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The Man Who Saw Everything (2019) was long listed for the Booker. The Cost of Living and Things I Don’t Want to Know\, translated by Celine Leroy in France\, won the Prix Femina Etranger 2020. Real Estate\, the final volume of her ‘living autobiography’ trilogy\, was awarded The Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose\, 2022. Her new novel\, August Blue\, will be published by FSG in the US\, Hamish Hamilton in the UK. Levy is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature and is currently writing a book about Gertrude Stein\, titled MAMA OF DADA. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Levy 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.[/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/levy22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221003T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221003T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
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SUMMARY:Entre Nous: The Deeper End with Deborah Levy and Colombe Schneck
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thought streams\, digressions\, surface\, breath. A conversation about swimming & writing. \nThe Entre Nous series is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination\, and the American Library in Paris. \nAbout the speakers: \nDeborah Levy is the author of acclaimed novels\, short stories and plays. She has written for the Royal Shakespeare Company and dramatized Freud’s two most iconic case histories for the BBC\, Dora and The Wolf Man. Her novels Swimming Home (2011) and Hot Milk (2016) were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The Man Who Saw Everything (2019) was long listed for the Booker. The Cost of Living and Things I Don’t Want to Know\, translated by Celine Leroy in France\, won the Prix Femina Etranger 2020. Real Estate\, the final volume of her ‘living autobiography’ trilogy\, was awarded The Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose\, 2022. Her new novel\, August Blue\, will be published by FSG in the US\, Hamish Hamilton in the UK. Levy is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature and is currently writing a book about Gertrude Stein\, titled MAMA OF DADA. \nColombe Schneck is a French writer\, journalist\, director of documentary films\, and swimmer. She swam in all 46 municipal swimming pools in Paris for her most recent work titled Paris à la nage. She is currently working on a new novel which will be published by Grasset in 2023 and writing a weekly column about her reading for Madame Figaro. She has directed four documentary films\, authored eleven books of fiction and non fiction\, and has received prizes from the Académie Française\, Madame Figaro and the Society of French Writers\, as well as having been short-listed for the Renaudot\, Femina\, and Interallié prizes. She is the recipient of scholarships from the Villa Medicis in Rome and the Institut Français. She received the Stendhal grant which helps writers do research and write abroad for a novel about women in Bolivia. \nImportant information: This event will take place in person at Reid Hall | Columbia Global Centers at 4 rue de Chevreuse. \nAccess to this event requires registration through Columbia Global Centers | Paris. Click on the button below to reserve your place.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.fr%2Fe%2Fentre-nous-deborah-levy-colombe-schneck-in-conversation-tickets-421253238777″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/levyschneck22/
LOCATION:Reid Hall\, 4 Rue de Chevreuse\, Paris\, Paris\, 75006\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220928T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220928T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
CREATED:20220824T191601Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Peter Conradi on Who Lost Russia
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2017\, author and journalist Peter Conradi released Who Lost Russia? How the World Entered a New Cold War. The work offered expert analysis of Western policy toward Russia following the fall of the USSR. Conradi drew a straight line from the political and economic isolation of Russia to Putin’s rise\, and diagnosed his determination to rebuild the Soviet empire. In 2022 with the invasion of Ukraine\, Conradi saw his prediction confirmed. In this updated edition of the celebrated book\, Conradi turns his attention to Ukraine\, examining the war in the context of Russia’s post-Soviet history and Putin’s authoritarian regime. With clarity and precision\, Conradi considers what the consequences will be for Europe and the world. Conradi will be in conversation with journalist Vivienne Walt. \nAbout the speakers:  \nPeter Conradi is the Europe Editor of the Sunday Times. He is the author of The Red Ripper: Inside the Mind of Russia’s Most Brutal Serial Killer (1992) and Hitler’s Piano Player (2002)\, and co-author of the best-selling book The King’s Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy (2010). \nVivienne Walt is a Paris correspondent for TIME Magazine and Fortune Magazine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, the Wall Street Journal\, National Geographic\, BusinessWeek\, and more. She is governor of the Overseas Press Club of America. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Conradi 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.[/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/conradi22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220927T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220927T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) An Evening with Joyce Maynard
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Joyce Maynard is a renowned American author celebrated for her cool voice\, clear gaze\, and stylistic breadth. A figure of national attention since the publication of her first essay in the New York Times at age eighteen\, Maynard has now authored eighteen books. Over the course of this long career\, Maynard has worked as a New York Times reporter\, a syndicated newspaper columnist\, a performer with the Moth\, and a contributor to NPR\, Vogue\, the New York Times Magazine\, and others. Her most recent novel\, Count the Ways\, was published in July 2021. She will be speaking on her writing process\, the trajectory of her work\, and a life lived dedicated to the written word. \nAbout the speaker:  \nJoyce Maynard is an author and essayist. She is a fellow of the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo as well as the founder of Write by the Lake\, a memoir-writing workshop. Her works Labor Day (2009)\, To Die For (1992)\, Under the Influence (2016)\, and memoirs At Home in the World (1998) and The Best of Us (2017) were New York Times bestselling novels.  \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Maynard 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.[/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/maynard22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220925T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220829T134936Z
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SUMMARY:(In Person at the Maison des Associations in Vincennes) Festival America: L'empire des Sens with Marcial Gala\, Brandon Taylor\, and Bryan Washington
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As part of Festival America\, writers Marcial Gala\, Brandon Taylor\, and Bryan Washington will discuss desire and the body in literature. How does writing give flesh to sensation? What is the bodily experience of writing? From the famous denial of the senses performed by Descartes in order to doubt his own identity to the modern day\, the relationship between sensation\, embodiment\, and writing has been at the center of literature and philosophy. The authors will interrogate the limits of literature faced with the contours of desire\, considering its capacity to describe the intimate\, the corporeal\, and the sensual. Join them as they voyage into the empire of the senses.  \nAbout the speakers: \nMarcial Gala is a Cuban novelist\, poet\, and architect. He is the author of four works\, including The Black Cathedral (2012)\, awarded the 2012 Alejo Carpentier Award for novels and Critics’ Award for the best books published in Cuba in 2012. Gala’s most recent work\, Call me Cassandra (2018)\, was awarded the 2018 Ñ Prize of the City of Buenos Aires-Clarín. \nBrandon Taylor is a novelist. His debut novel Real Life (2020) was a finalist for the 2020 Booker Prize\, The National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize\, and the 2021 Young Lions Fiction Award\, and was named a NYT Editors’ Choice and NYT Notable Book. His story collection Filthy Animals (2021) was awarded the 2022 Story Prize and was a finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize.  \nBryan Washington is the author of three works. His debut story collection Lot (2019) was the winner of the 2019 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence\, the 2020 Dylan Thomas Prize\, and the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction. Washington’s debut novel Memorial (2020) was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2020 and TIME Book of the Year. \nImportant information: The discussion will take place in person at the Maison des Associations at 41 Rue Raymond du Temple\, 94300 Vincennes \nAccess to this event requires advance purchase of a one or two-day PASS through the Festival America website. Click the button below to purchase your Pass.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Purchase your PASS” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-cart-arrow-down” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.festival-america.com%2Fcontenu%2F9-billetterie%23billetterie|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/faempire22/
LOCATION:Maison des Associations\, 41 Rue Raymond du Temple\, Vincennes\, 94300\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220924T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220924T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
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SUMMARY:(In Person at the Pompidou in Vincennes) Festival America: Politique de la Littérature with Jonathan Franzen\, Karl Marlantes\, and Viet Thanh Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As part of Festival America\, join Jonathan Franzen\, Karl Marlantes\, and Viet Thanh Nguyen for a panel on the politics of literature. To write a novel can be an eminently political gesture. Whether one is denouncing infamy\, reporting on unjust living conditions\, or telling the story of a just fight\, there are many books that have accompanied\, throughout history\, the struggles of humanity. How does the writer wield material that is simultaneously historical and political? Like Dos Passos\, Steinbeck or Toni Morrison\, writers of this camp do not intend to write to entertain\, but rather to help open our eyes to the world as it is.  \nAbout the speakers: \nJonathan Franzen is an essayist and novelist. He is the author of six novels\, including The Corrections (2021)\, which was awarded a National Book Award\, a James Tait Black Memorial Prize\, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Franzen is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.  \nKarl Marlantes is an American author. His work Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War received the 2011 Washington State Book Award. His other works are What it is Like to Go to War (2011) and Deep River (2019).  \nViet Thanh Nguyen is the author of eight works. His 2016 novel The Sympathizer was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, the Edgar Award for Best First Novel\, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. He is the Aerol Arnold Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations. \nImportant information: The discussion will take place in person at the Centre Culturel Georges Pompidou at 142 rue de Fontenay 94300 Vincennes \nAccess to this event requires the advance purchase of a one or two-day PASS through the Festival America website. Click the button below to get your Pass. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Purchase your PASS” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-cart-arrow-down” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.festival-america.com%2Fcontenu%2F9-billetterie%23billetterie|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/fapolitique22/
LOCATION:Centre Culturel Georges Pompidou in Vincennes\, 142 rue de Fontenay\, Vincennes\, 94300\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220921T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220921T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Festival America: Invisibles et Très Visibles with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Viet Thanh Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As part of Festival America\, join authors Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Viet Thanh Nguyen for a discussion on visibility and invisibility in literature. Invisible as minorities\, visible as stereotypes\, and highly visible as threats\, Asian Americans like Black Americans like First Nation Americans constantly slip in and out of sight\, rarely seen for who they are. How can literature disrupt this slippage? How can writing authentically illuminate the overlooked corners of society? Equipped with humor and violence\, theory and experience\, the best literature exposes not only the hidden tensions of the world\, but the hidden tensions of the reader herself. In exposing depths and wounds\, literature which makes the invisible visible can be seen as a type of cure.  \nAbout the speakers:  \nNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is the author of the New York Times-bestselling story collection Friday Black (2018). His writing has been published in the New York Times Book Review\, Esquire\, Literary Hub\, the Paris Review\, and Guernica. Adjei-Brenyah’s forthcoming debut novel Chain-Gang All-Stars will be published in 2023.  \nViet Thanh Nguyen is the author of eight works. His 2016 novel The Sympathizer was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. He is the Aerol Arnold Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Adjei-Brenyah and Nguyen 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. \nThis discussion will be in English.[/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/favisibles22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220920T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220920T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
CREATED:20220824T183318Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Andrew Curran on Who's Black and Why
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 1739\, the Bordeaux Royal Academy of Sciences held an essay competition on the scientific cause of ‘blackness.’ The Academy received sixteen submissions. Editors Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Andrew S. Curran have published these never-before-seen documents alongside a study of the birth of ‘scientific racism’. Curran will be speaking at the library on this curious competition\, the history of race and racism\, the relationship of science and the Enlightenment\, and the relationship of these ideas to the concept of race in the present-day. \nAbout the speaker:  \nAndrew S. Curran is a non-fiction writer and William Armstrong Professor of the Humanities at Wesleyan University. He has contributed to the New York Review of Books\, the New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Guardian\, Time Magazine\, and more. He is also the author or editor of five books\, including The Anatomy of Blackness: Science and Slavery in an Era of Enlightenment (2013)\, which received the 2018 Louis Marin Prize from the Académie des sciences d’outre-mer. He was also a finalist for the American Library in Paris’s best book of 2019 for his Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Curran 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.[/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/curran22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220915T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220915T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
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SUMMARY:(In Person at mk2 Bibliothèque) Eileen Myles on Chelsea Girls
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Poet Eileen Myles will be speaking at the mk2 Bibliothèque as part of the mk2 Institut conferences. Myles will be presenting their work Chelsea Girls\, originally published in 1994 and triumphantly republished in 2015. Acclaimed as a tour-de-force of literary liberty\, the book is both addictive and magistral. An iconoclast\, Eileen Myles is one of the most celebrated living authors in the United States. With a poetic power reminiscent of Patti Smith\, Myles\, like Smith\, fled catholic\, working class America for the allures of New York life: anger\, poetry\, drugs\, and women. Chelsea Girls was translated into French by Héloïse Esquié and published by Editions du Sous-Sol in 2022.  \nThe American Library in Paris will be co-sponsoring this event.  \nAbout the speaker: \nEileen Myles is a poet and writer. Myles has published more than twenty volumes of poetry\, fiction\, non-fiction\, libretti\, plays\, and performance pieces. They are a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow and 2011 Lambda Literary Award winner. In 2020\, they received the Bill Whitehead Award for lifetime achievement by writers within the LGBT community. \nImportant information: This event will take place in person at the mk2 Bibliothèque at 128 – 162 Av. de France\, 75013 Paris. \nAccess to this event requires purchase of a ticket through mk2. Click on the button below to purchase your ticket.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1662638079176{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_btn title=”Purchase your ticket” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mk2.com%2Fevenements%2F11721-eileen-myles-culture-underground-lgbt”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/myles22/
LOCATION:mk2 Bibliotheque\, 128 - 162 Av. de France\, Paris\, 75013\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220914T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220914T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T103117
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SUMMARY:(Online) Rob Nixon on Environmental Justice and Slow Violence
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From flooded Kentucky streets to Portugal engulfed in flames\, images of the climate crisis are used to underscore its urgency and communicate the scale of its devastation. For Princeton scholar Rob Nixon\, however\, of equal importance are the parts of climate change that are largely invisible and unspectacular. In his seminal 2011 work Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor\, Nixon encourages us to look at gradual processes of environmental harm which lead to catastrophic events. When we consider the unseen alongside the seen\, new strategies for the fight against climate change emerge\, and environmental justice becomes a more attainable goal.  \nAbout the speaker: \nRob Nixon is the Princeton Department of English Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Family Professor in the Humanities and the Environment. He is the author of four books and a frequent contributor to the New York Times. Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor was named a 2012 American Book Award winner and Choice outstanding book of 2011. \nImportant information: This event requires advance registration.[/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/nixon22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220913T193000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Anne Weber on Epic Annette
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Epic Annette: A Heroine’s Tale details the miraculous and harrowing story of Annette Beaumanoir\, a medical student whose involvement with the French Resistance and the Algerian FLN cemented her name in history. Weber seizes on Beaumanoir’s gripping personal tale\, including her exile from France and separation from her children\, to explore the tragic conflict between political activism and familial obligation. With poetic language she crafts the history of Annette into a tale of epic proportions\, while ruminating on the ethical and philosophical consequences of Annette’s decisions. Weber will be in conversation with Tess Lewis\, the English translator of her novel.  \nAbout the speakers: \nAnne Weber is a German-French author and translator based in Paris. She has received the 3Sat award at the Festival of German-Language Literature as well as a European translation award for her translation of Pierre Michon. Her most recent novel\, Epic Annette\, won the 2020 German Book Prize.  \nTess Lewis is a writer and translator from French and German. Lewis is a recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship\, and was awarded the ACFNY Translation Prize and the 2017 PEN Translation Prize for her translation of the novel Angel of Oblivion by Maja Haderlap.  \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Weber and Lewis 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.[/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/weber22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220908T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220908T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Amor Towles on The Lincoln Highway
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amor Towles’s latest book\, The Lincoln Highway\, is populated by a vivacious ensemble of misfits cast against the American landscape. When troubled teenager Emmett and his brother Billy make plans to leave their Nebraska farm behind for California\, the road ahead quickly presents twists and deviations. Unexpected companions\, petty crime\, and a youthful spirit of adventure combine to transform a simple road trip into a high-stakes railway pursuit across the country. Along the way\, readers meet an exciting cast of complex characters that bring this charming novel to life. Exploring themes of American myth\, storytelling\, and history\, Towles’ Lincoln Highway enlightens and entertains. \nCopies of the French translation of The Lincoln Highway will be available for purchase at this event thanks to the generous participation of Librairie Tome 7. This event was organized in collaboration with Editions Fayard. \nAbout the speaker: \nAmor Towles is the author of three bestselling novels: Rules of Civility (2011)\, A Gentleman in Moscow (2016)\, and The Lincoln Highway (2021). Towles’s works have been translated into over thirty languages. His essays and short stories have been published in the Paris Review\, British Vogue\, Audible Originals\, and Granta. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Towles 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.[/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/towles22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220713T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220713T203000
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CREATED:20220527T112215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T095908Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Lara Marlowe on Love and War
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nLove in a Time of War: My Years with Robert Fisk\nwith American author and journalist Lara Marlowe \nClick here to RSVP\nJoin Lara Marlowe\, Paris-based foreign correspondent for The Irish Times newspaper\, for a conversation on the war in Ukraine and her memoir Love in a Time of War\, My Years with Robert Fisk. Described by Noam Chomsky as “A gripping tale of savagery and courage\, of history in the making\, intertwined with rich personal reminiscences\,” this account of her relationship with renowned British journalist Robert Fisk describes the intensity of love and the perils of journalism\, set against geopolitical turbulence and violent war. Marlowe will be bringing her nearly 40 years of work in journalism to the library to discuss the writing of this book\, the complicated experiences of war correspondents\, and her perspective on the Ukraine war.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nLara Marlowe is an American journalist and author. Currently the Paris bureau chief for The Irish Times\, she previously served as the paper’s US correspondent and worked in the Middle East for Time magazine for eight years. Marlowe has won four press awards for her journalism\, including Features Writer of the Year in Ireland in 2021. Love in a Time of War is her third book and has been a best-seller in Ireland. \nRegistration required.  \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Marlowe 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. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/marlowe22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220706T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220706T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Opening Doors in Architecture with Rahim Danto Barry
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nPortes d’Afrique\nwith architect and author Rahim Danto Barry \nClick here to RSVP\nArchitect Rahim Danto Barry will be speaking about his career in France and his seminal work\, Portes d’Afrique (1999). From the Centre Pompidou-Metz\, to the Stade de France\, to terminals of Charles de Gaulle\, Barry has helped develop emblematic sites dedicated to sports\, travel\, and culture across France. He is an expert in movement\, and this fascination with transit is expressed in his writing: Portes d’Afrique is both a rigorous study of doorways in African architecture\, and a meditation upon heritage\, culture\, and identity. Considering the door as both a physical feature and a symbol of passage\, Barry traverses an array of countries and regions in Africa in search of the functional\, aesthetic\, and spiritual as expressed in the doorway.  \nThis conversation will be in French. \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nRahim Danto Barry is an architect working in France. Notable projects to which he has contributed include the Centre Pompidou-Metz\, the Stade de France\, and the Pavillon de la France for the 1992 Seville Universal Exposition. His writings on architecture include a chapter in La Fondation Louis Vuitton par Frank Gehry (2014) and his 1999 work Portes d’Afrique.  \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Barry 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. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/barry22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220705T193000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Future of Reality with David Chalmers
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in-person and online*) to discuss \nReality+\nwith philosopher David Chalmers  \nClick here to RSVP\nIs virtual reality separate from reality? Are our experiences in virtual reality real? If everything is a simulation\, does that mean that nothing is real? The answer to these questions\, proposes philosopher David Chalmers in his new book Reality+\, lies in expanding our definition of what is real. Using the approach of “technophilosophy\,” which employs new technology to answer questions in philosophy and vice versa\, Chalmers offers a thorough and captivating argument for the reality of virtual worlds.  \nTaking up problems in the history of philosophy ranging from Plato’s cave to Descartes’ evil demon\, Chalmers inserts virtual reality and the metaverse into a philosophical debate. His argument is that simulated worlds are not only real\, but that they are capable of providing experiences which exceed those possible in the “real world.” Moving with ease from the mind-body problem to The Matrix\, Chalmers presents (in his work) a refreshing and surprising fusion of cultural commentary\, technological insight\, and philosophical meditation.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nDavid Chalmers is a philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is Professor of Philosophy at New York University and co-director of NYU’s Center for Mind\, Brain\, and Consciousness. Chalmers is the author of three books\, including The Conscious Mind (1996)\, as well as numerous articles. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2013.  \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Chalmers 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. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/chalmers22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220630T193000
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SUMMARY:(Online) Jasmine Hemsley on Ayurveda and Mind Body Balance
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss \nEast by West\nwith author and chef Jasmine Hemsley \nClick here to RSVP\nFollowing her immensely successful pop-up café East by West\, the first Ayurvedic eatery in Central London\, author and chef Jasmine Hemsley has authored the cookbook East by West\, which propels the ancient Ayurvedic relationship between eating and wellbeing into the modern age.  \nA 5\,000-year-old holistic healing system\, Ayurveda promotes the use of nutrition\, mindful rituals\, and cleanses to nourish and energize. Hemsley proposes a method of cooking which changes our approach to food\, replacing damaging notions of guilt and indulgence with balance and respect. Eating well can and should make us feel well\, she argues\, and one does not have to be a trained chef in order to achieve this. Offering 140 recipes\, the book also works to demystify Ayurveda\, offering simple steps for readers to follow to achieve health of body and mind. Hemsley will be speaking at the library on the history of Ayurveda\, how the practice has changed her relation to food and the earth\, and the many uses of Ayurveda in the busy present day. Ultimately\, she will demonstrate how a holistic and healthier life is possible for us all.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nJasmine Hemsley is a best-selling writer\, chef\, TV presenter\, and wellbeing expert. She is the author of East by West (2017)\, awarded the 2018 Women’s Health Wellbeing Book of the Year Award\, and co-author of Good + Simple (2016) and The Art of Eating Well (2014). Hemsley hosts two podcasts\, The Wellness Connection and SELF-Sustainable\, and is an ambassador for Women for Women\, Cool Earth and Wild at Heart Foundation. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/hemsley22/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220629T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220629T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Memory\, Mothers\, and Migration with Estelle-Sarah Bulle
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nWhere Dogs Bark with Their Tails\nwith author Estelle-Sarah Bulle \nClick here to RSVP\nJoin the American Library to celebrate the recent English translation of author Estelle-Sarah Bulle’s debut novel\, Là ou les chiens aboient par la queue. A moving and layered story of memory\, heritage\, and diaspora\, the work tells of the Ezechiel family and their slow migration through both geography and class\, from the countryside of Guadeloupe to the suburbs of Paris. Framed by a young woman seeking to learn about her family’s past\, the story is populated by a rich ensemble of voices and woven through with stories which range from devastating to fantastic\, contending with loss\, love\, exploitation\, exile\, and the mythologization of return. The conversation will be moderated by the English translator of the novel\, Julia Grawemeyer. \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nEstelle-Sarah Bulle is a French novelist. She has authored three works\, including Les Étoiles les plus filantes (2021) and Les fantômes d’Issa (2020). Là ou les chiens aboient par la queue received the Prix Stanislas du Premier Roman and the Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe and Tout-Monde. The English translation was published in 2022.  \nJulia Grawemeyer is a literary translator. Her first translation\, Save the Planet by Corine Sombrun and Almir Narayamoga Surui\, was released in July 2018. She has taught French and Creative Writing at the university level. \nRegistration required. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Bulle and Grawemeyer 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. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/bulle22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220628T193000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Family Chao with Lan Samantha Chang
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nJoin Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nThe Family Chao\nwith author Lan Samantha Chang \nClick here to RSVP\nLan Samantha Chang’s latest novel\, The Family Chao\, gives new life to the ancient story of the son (allegedly) killing the father. Reminiscent of Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov\, the work is catalyzed by the murder of a patriarch upon the homecoming of his three sons. Here\, patricide is exceptionally used to explore racist and anti-immigrant attitudes latent in American society\, showing how crisis pushes these sentiments to the surface. Set largely in and around the family Chinese restaurant\, this is a brilliant story of hunger and consumption: devouring traditional and Americanized dishes\, media\, and ideology\, characters are glutted on the drama of the murder\, the spectacle of an ensuing trial\, and the tantalizing mythology of the American dream. Chang will be in conversation with Alex Capdeville.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nLan Samantha Chang is the author of four books\, including the novels Inheritance (2004) and All is Forgotten\, Nothing is Lost (2010). She is the Elizabeth M. Stanley Professor in the Arts at the University of Iowa and the Director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Chang has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation\, and the American Academy in Berlin. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly\, Ploughshares\, and The Best American Short Stories. She was a 2015 recipient of the Library’s Visiting Fellowship\, sponsored by The de Groot Foundation. \nAlex Capdeville lives in Paris with his wife and five-year old daughter\, and works as a set constructor for French TV. He has published a translation of his short story “The Stranger Chain” in the French review Rue Saint Ambroise\, as well as an author interview with Ethel Rohan in the online magazine Scoundrel Time.  \nRegistration required.  \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Chang and Capdeville 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. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health. \n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/chang22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220622T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220622T203000
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SUMMARY:(Online) Sober Curious with Ruby Warrington
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss \nSober Curious\nwith author Ruby Warrington \nClick here to RSVP\nIn author and editor Ruby Warrington’s Sober Curious\, she dares to ask a question that many adults fear: what would happen if we reconsidered our relationship to alcohol\, and gave it up voluntarily? How would our bodies\, minds\, sleeping habits\, and productivity levels change? What could a life without alcohol look like? \nIn response\, she formulates the path of the “sober curious”: not a sober lifestyle following an alcohol use disorder\, but a series of steps taken by someone considering cutting alcohol out of their life to explore how their life might change. Leading by example\, Warrington describes how her own relationship to alcohol changed as she gained distance from it\, and how this distance revealed dependencies and physical reactions to alcohol to which she had previously been blind. She encourages readers to recognize their own blindspots when it comes to drinking\, and to begin to reconsider why and how alcohol consumption has become the standard in adult life. The choice to go “sober curious” brings a series of lifestyle changes which readers may find challenging\, yet Warrington’s encouraging and nonjudgmental voice offers the perfect blend of practical advice and motivational mantras\, making a more empowered\, alcohol-conscious life accessible to all.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nRuby Warrington is an author\, editor\, and book doula. She has authored four books\, including Sober Curious (2018)\, The Sober Curious Reset (2020)\, and The Numinous Astro Deck (2019). Warrington is the host of the podcast Sober Curious\, and founder of the self-publishing imprint Numinous Books.  \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/warrington22/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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