(Hybrid) Jean D’Amérique: A New Voice of Haiti
Celebrated author Jean D’Amérique, lauded one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Haitian literature, speaks on his debut novel, A Sun to be Sewn.
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(Online) Martin Rees on How Science Can Save Us
The American Library in ParisVirtual EventAs humanity encounters an increasing number of threats, an increased public understanding of science will be crucial to our continued existence.
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(ONLINE) Entre Nous: Ellington Plays Shakespeare with Robert G. O’Meally and Courtney Bryan
Reid Hall 4 Rue de Chevreuse, Paris, Paris, FranceRobert G. O’Meally and Courtney Bryan speak about Such Sweet Thunder and Shakespearean jazz. A conversation at Reid Hall organized in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination.
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(Hybrid) Zimbabwe Yesterday and Today with Lucy Mushita and Kidi Bebey
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventFifteen years after the publication of seminal work Chinongwa, author Lucy Mushita reflects with journalist Kidi Bebey upon the state of Zimbabwe at the time of writing and today.
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(Online) Barnabas Calder on Architecture and Energy
The American Library in ParisVirtual EventWhat does it mean to say that “form follows fuel”? Historian Barnabas Calder speaks about the relationship between energy and architecture.
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Ecologues Meeting One: What is the Climate Crisis?
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventMeeting one 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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Looking to Sea with Lily Le Brun
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventExperience Britain through the eyes of its artists as they look out to sea and look inward upon their nation with author Lily Le Brun.
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(Hybrid) Toni Ann Johnson and Robinne Lee on Light Skin Gone to Waste
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventNovelist Toni Ann Johnson speaks with actor and writer Robinne Lee about fractured families and the wounds of racism in the context of new work, Light Skin Gone to Waste.
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(Hybrid) Laurence Engel and Elaine Sciolino on the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventPresident of the Bibliothèque nationale de France Laurence Engel speaks with journalist Elaine Sciolino about the role of the library in France’s intellectual history, present, and future.
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(Online) Breaking the Silence on Sex with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
The American Library in ParisVirtual EventFrom secret desires and multiple partners to trauma and damage wrought by racist, patriarchal societies, author and activist Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah breaks the silence on sexuality.
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(Hybrid) Caroline Fourest on the Offended Generation
The American Library in ParisHybrid EventIn leftist dialogue, argues journalist Caroline Fourest, cultural appropriation has taken the place of blasphemy in service to the religion of origins. How did we get here, and where do we go now?
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Critical Conversations Meeting Four: Wonderment
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.