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SUMMARY:Look at the USA: America's Wars at Home and Abroad 2006-2026 with Peter van Agtmael
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D906fe23b-e8d3-443c-a380-3a3fd17f2e66%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F86045287516|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join photographer Peter van Agtmael for a presentation of Look at the USA: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad\, 2006–2026\, a striking visual chronicle tracing the political\, social\, and historical fault lines of the United States in the wake of 9/11 to the present day. Through a lecture accompanied by a selection of photographs\, he brings into focus the human and national realities shaped by two decades of war. \nAbout the speaker: \nPeter van Agtmael is an American documentary photographer and member of Magnum Photos whose work explores the human\, political\, and psychological consequences of power\, war\, and national identity\, particularly in the United States. He is known for his long-term coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their reverberations at home. His photographs blend conflict\, spectacle\, and intimate moments to challenge American mythologies\, marked by emotional complexity\, irony\, and moral ambiguity. His work has received many awards recognition\, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and World Press Photo awards\, and is widely exhibited and published worldwide.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: \n\n\n\n\nPlease be aware that some images shown during this event may be graphic. \n\n\n\n\nThe discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers 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. \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_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/vanagtmael26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260513T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260513T203000
DTSTAMP:20260501T111659
CREATED:20260318T103918Z
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SUMMARY:Breaking Bread: A Poetry Workshop with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D33494c1d-8c61-49e1-9828-c5cb019992fd%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What happens when poetry meets a good loaf of bread? In this playful\, hands-on workshop led by American Library in Paris Scholar of Note\, Dr. Eve L. Ewing\, we’ll read\, write\, and savor our way through the senses—touching crust\, breathing in warm aromas\, listening to the crackle of fresh bread\, and\, of course\, tasting. Through a craft lecture\, lively prompts\, and shared bread\, participants will transform simple sensory pleasures into surprising poems\, turning flavor into poetry.  \nAbout the speaker: \nDr. Eve L. Ewing is a writer\, scholar\, and cultural organizer from Chicago. She is the award-winning author of several books\, including most recently Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism\, an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller. She works across genres\, also penning works in theater\, television\, and comics. Ewing is an associate professor in the Department of Race\, Diaspora\, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. As Scholar of Note at the American Library\, Ewing will be working on a collection of essays about the joy and craft of bread and what it reveals about society\, culture\, history\, and communities.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This event will be in-person only and will not be recorded. Due to the nature of the event\, space is limited so please sign up early! \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_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ewing26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260602T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260602T203000
DTSTAMP:20260501T111659
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SUMMARY:Ways of Seeing with Hisham Matar
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D2ad5406f-0825-444b-92d9-1dad1d2956f4%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84065624709|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In the Library’s last Ways of Seeing event\, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Hisham Matar invites us to slow down and look—patiently\, deliberately\, without distraction. Together\, we will dwell with a single painting — Titian’s Man with a Glove — allowing its details\, textures\, and silences to emerge over time. \nDrawing on the sensibility he brings to A Month in Siena\, his luminous meditation on art and the human condition\, Matar allows us to explore what happens when we give a work of art our full attention. What can sustained looking reveal about presence\, vulnerability\, and the passage of time? \nAbout the speaker: \nHisham Matar was born in New York to Libyan parents\, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. He is the recipient of numerous international prizes\, including the Premio Gregor von Rezzori\, the Commonwealth Writers Prize\, the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize\, the Slightly Foxed First Biography Prize\, the Prix du livre étranger\, the Geschwister/Scholl Preis\, the Rathbones Folio Prize\, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award\, the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and\, most recently\, the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers 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. \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_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/matar26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260501T111659
CREATED:20260421T082508Z
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SUMMARY:American Library in Paris Gala with Amy Tan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join us at 7PM on Thursday\, 4 June 2026\, at the Automobile Club de France for an unforgettable evening celebrating literature\, creativity\, and the enduring mission of the Library.  This annual Gala is the Library’s most significant fundraising event of the year\, directly supporting our collection\, programs\, and services that have inspired readers\, writers\, and thinkers for over 105 years. Amy Tan\, acclaimed author of The Joy Luck Club and The Backyard Bird Chronicles\, will be the 2026 American Library in Paris Gala Honoree. \n  \nRead More and Purchase your Gala Tickets Here\n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”78891″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanlibraryinparis.org/gala/”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/gala2026/
LOCATION:Automobile Club de France
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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