Who, really, was Shakespeare? Why do so many theories circulate about his identity? What happens when we challenge the widely-accepted image of the Bard?

Free

Thu 13

Thu June 13 @ 19 h 00 min - 20 h 30 min

Critical Conversations Meeting Eight: Strategies for Fixing a Complex System

The American Library in Paris

Meeting eight of Critical Conversations, an expert-led discussion series that allows Library members to ponder the most important issues of our time. This season: a reflection on how we can save democracy, drawing on history, systems mapping, and the emerging science of collective intelligence.

Fri 14

Fri June 14 @ 11 h 00 min

History Tour at the Library

The American Library in Paris

Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

Tue 18

Tue June 18 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

(Hybrid) On Reading with Joanna Biggs and Lauren Oyler

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Joanna Biggs and Lauren Oyler consider why we read who we read, what we owe to the literary past, and how to write for the future.

Free

Wed 19

Wed June 19 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

(Hybrid) Art and Diaspora: Christian Campbell and Cornelius Tulloch in Conversation

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Artist Cornelius Tulloch and poet Christian Campbell explore diaspora through identity, environment, and artistic expression.

Free

Fri 21

Fri June 21 @ 11 h 00 min

History Tour at the Library

The American Library in Paris

Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

Tue 25

Tue June 25 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

(Sold Out In Person – Virtual Tickets Still Available) In Focus: An Evening with Claire Denis and Adam Shatz

The American Library in Paris

The Library hosts legendary filmmaker Claire Denis for an evening of conversation with Visiting Fellow Adam Shatz.

Free

Wed 26

Wed June 26 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

(Hybrid) Improvisations: Adam Shatz and Jake Lamar on Jazz

The American Library in Paris

Join Visiting Fellow Adam Shatz and writer Jake Lamar in mapping out jazz's transatlantic journeys from the 20th century to today.

Free

Thu 27

Thu June 27 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

(Hybrid) Beyond a Boundary: Christian Campbell and Claire Tancons on Black Movement

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Visiting Fellow Christian Campbell and Curator Claire Tancons consider the poetics and politics of movement in the Black Diaspora through language, gesture, and migration.

Free

Fri 28

Fri June 28 @ 11 h 00 min

History Tour at the Library

The American Library in Paris

Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

July 2024

Fri 5

Fri July 5 @ 11 h 00 min

History Tour at the Library

The American Library in Paris

Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

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