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SUMMARY:Using Invented and Foreign Languages as Tools for World Building: A Fiction Workshop with Rita Bullwinkel
DESCRIPTION:A dynamic Fiction Workshop facilitated by author\, Rita Bullwinkel. This workshop will be held every Saturday 10 AM – 12 PM from Mar 6 – Apr 10.\n\nCLA WRITERS WORKSHOPS are open to individuals of all backgrounds–including those who are exploring creative writing for the first time–as well as aspiring writers who want to prepare their work for publication. Workshops are modeled on graduate-level creative writing courses\, and may include short in-class writing assignments to jumpstart the writing process\, as well as work outside of class that will entail reading the work of select published writers\, critiquing the work of other workshop participants\, and writing a piece to be workshopped by the class. Each participant will receive written comments from the instructor. Workshops are led by accomplished local authors\, including students and alumni of the San Jose State University Creative Writing Program.\nTuition $250 // Eventbrite\n\nCOURSE DESCRIPTION:\nOne of the big things that makes us\, as readers of fiction\, read on into a book is mystery and\, very often\, that mystery comes in the form of a word or idea we don’t yet understand. As a writer\, one way to rope your readers in is to deliberately use words that you know your audience might not understand\, and then\, through context\, teach your readers the meaning of those words. This is a tool used frequently in fantasy as well as literary writing. In this workshop we will explore several examples of this invaluable literary tool and learn how we can best deploy this strategy in our own fiction.\nRita Bullwinkel is the author of the story collection Belly Up\, which won the 2018 Believer Book Award. Bullwinkel’s writing has been published in Tin House\, The White Review\, Conjunctions\, BOMB\, Vice\, NOON\, and Guernica. She is a recipient of grants and fellowships from The MacDowell Colony\, Brown University\, Vanderbilt University\, Hawthornden Castle\, and The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Both her fiction and translation have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes. She is an Editor at Large for McSweeney’s and a Contributing Editor for NOON. She lives in San Francisco and teaches at the California College of the Arts.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/using-invented-and-foreign-languages-as-tools-for-world-building-a-fiction-workshop-with-rita-bullwinkel/
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SUMMARY:Reading: Crystal Williams & Yona Harvey
DESCRIPTION:This Poetry Reading Series provides a unique opportunity to hear diverse and unusual sets of readers\, in this case pairing long-time friends who rarely have the opportunity to appear together. \nYona Harvey has published two collection of poetry: Hemming the Water\, for which she received the Kate Tufts Discovery Award\, and You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love (2020). Harvey’s work has appeared in Letters to the Future: Black WOMEN / Radical WRITING\, A Poet’s Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry and The Force of What’s Possible: Accessibility and the Avant-Garde. She contributed to Marvel’s World of Wakanda with Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay. \n\n\n\n\n\nCrystal Williams’ fourth book of poetry\, Detroit as Barn was a finalist for the National Poetry Series\, Cleveland State Open Book Prize\, and the Maine Book Award. Troubled Tongues was awarded the 2009 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Prize and was a finalist for the 2009 Oregon Book Award\, the Idaho Poetry Prize\, and the Crab Orchard Poetry Prize. Her work has appeared in American Poetry Review\, Virginia Quarterly Review\, PEN: America\, The Indiana Review\, The Sun\, Tin House\, Ms. Magazine\, Ploughshares\, and Callaloo. \n\nRegister here.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/reading-crystal-williams-yona-harvey/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Free,North Bay,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Jenny Offill in conversation with Brit Marling
DESCRIPTION:City Arts & Lectures presents: Jenny Offill in conversation with Brit Marling\nThursday\, March 18\, 2021\n6:00pm Pacific Time\nKQED Broadcast: 03/28/2021\, 03/30/2021\, 03/31/2021\nTICKETS \nThis event appears in the series\nFiction/Friction: A Miniseries \n“Offill’s fragmentary structure evokes an unbearable emotional intensity: something at the core of the story that cannot be narrated directly\, by straight chronology\, because to do so would be like looking at the sun…” —The New York Times \nJenny Offill is the author of the novels Last Things\, Dept. of Speculation\, and\, most recently\, Weather–an ambitious work that balances the concerns of daily life as a wife and mother with the looming apocalypse of climate change. Both hilarious and heartbreaking\, the novel asks readers to think about the mundane ways we live and grapple with our rapidly deteriorating environment. Offill lives in upstate New York and teaches at Syracuse University and in the low residency program at Queens University.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jenny-offill-in-conversation-with-brit-marling/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:San Francisco,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: Kazim Ali and Layli Long Soldier
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, March 18th at 6pm PT when Kazim Ali discusses his book\, Northern Light: Power\, Land\, and the Memory of Water\, with Layli Long Soldier on Zoom!\n\nZoom Login Info\nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88443144613\n\nAbout Northern Lights\n\n“Places do not belong to us. We belong to them.”\n\nThe child of South Asian migrants\, Kazim Ali was born in London\, lived as a child in the cities and small towns of Manitoba\, and made a life in the United States. As a man passing through disparate homes\, he has never felt he belonged to a place. And yet\, one day\, the celebrated poet and essayist finds himself thinking of the boreal forests and lush waterways of Jenpeg\, a community thrown up around the building of a hydroelectric dam on the Nelson River\, where he once lived for several years as a child. Does the town still exist\, he wonders? Is the dam still operational?\n\nWhen Ali goes searching\, however\, he finds not news of Jenpeg\, but of the local Pimicikamak community. Facing environmental destruction and broken promises from the Canadian government\, they have evicted Manitoba’s electric utility from the dam on Cross Lake. In a place where water is an integral part of social and cultural life\, the community demands accountability for the harm that the utility has caused.\n\nTroubled\, Ali returns north\, looking to understand his place in this story and eager to listen. Over the course of a week\, he participates in community life\, speaks with Elders and community members\, and learns about the politics of the dam from Chief Cathy Merrick. He drinks tea with activists\, eats corned beef hash with the Chief\, and learns about the history of the dam\, built on land that was never ceded\, and Jenpeg\, a town that now exists mostly in his memory. In building relationships with his former neighbors\, Ali explores questions of land and power―and in remembering a lost connection to this place\, finally finds a home he might belong to.\n\nPraise for Northern Lights\n\n“Ali’s lyrical\, hypnotic storytelling takes us on an unlikely journey to a place that only now exists in his childhood memories: a remote industrial community in the boreal forest of northern Canada. I was mesmerized by the voice of a poet who methodically and artistically recounts his once-i- a-lifetime journey to connect with a Cree tribe called the Pimicikamak\, the original owners and occupiers of the land and water that mesmerized him as a child. The human landscape Kazim Ali creates in his work\, interweaving his own familial and cultural disruption – with those of the Pimicikamak Cree is intriguing and profound.”—Darrel McLeod\, author of Mamaskatch\n\n“Ali’s lyrics are crafted with a controlled\, delicate quality that never stops questioning\, never stops teaching\, never stops astounding.”—American Poet\n\n“Lyrical\, political\, humorous\, light and deep—Ali strikes out in many directions. . . . The resulting harmonies—and even the discord—are beautiful.”—Justin Torres\, author of We the Animals
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-event-kazim-ali-and-layli-long-soldier-2/
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SUMMARY:Patricia Engel joined by Roberto Lovato\, Jean Guerrero\, Juliana Delgado Lopera
DESCRIPTION:Patricia Engel is joined by Roberto Lovato\, Jean Guerrero\, Juliana Delgado Lopero \ncelebrating the launch of her new novel \nInfinite Country \npublished by Simon and Schuster \n———- \nThis is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights on the Zoom platform. You will need access to a computer or other device that is capable of accessing the internet. If you have not used Zoom before\, you may consider referencing Getting Started with Zoom. \n———- \nEvent is free\, but registration is required. \n(Click Here) to register. \n———– \nFor readers of Valeria Luiselli and Edwidge Danticat\, an urgent and lyrical novel about a Colombian family fractured by deportation\, offering an intimate perspective on an experience that so many have endured—and are enduring right now. \nTalia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. She urgently needs to get out and get back home to Bogotá\, where her father and a plane ticket to the United States are waiting for her. If she misses her flight\, she might also miss her chance to finally be reunited with her family in the north. \nHow this family came to occupy two different countries\, two different worlds\, comes into focus like twists of a kaleidoscope. We see Talia’s parents\, Mauro and Elena\, fall in love in a market stall as teenagers against a backdrop of civil war and social unrest. We see them leave Bogotá with their firstborn\, Karina\, in pursuit of safety and opportunity in the United States on a temporary visa\, and we see the births of two more children\, Nando and Talia\, on American soil. We witness the decisions and indecisions that lead to Mauro’s deportation and the family’s splintering—the costs they’ve all been living with ever since. \nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed author Patricia Engel\, herself a dual citizen and the daughter of Colombian immigrants\, gives voice to all five family members as they navigate the particulars of their respective circumstances. And all the while\, the metronome ticks: Will Talia make it to Bogotá in time? And if she does\, can she bring herself to trade the solid facts of her father and life in Colombia for the distant vision of her mother and siblings in America? \nRich with Bogotá urban life\, steeped in Andean myth\, and tense with the daily reality of the undocumented in America\, Infinite Country is the story of two countries and one mixed-status family—for whom every triumph is stitched with regret\, and every dream pursued bears the weight of a dream deferred. \n  \nPatricia Engel is the author of The Veins of the Ocean\, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; It’s Not Love\, It’s Just Paris\, winner of the International Latino Book Award; and Vida\, a finalist for the Pen/Hemingway and Young Lions Fiction Awards\, New York Times Notable Book\, and winner of Colombia’s national book award\, the Premio Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana. She is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Her stories appear in The Best American Short Stories\, The Best American Mystery Stories\, The O. Henry Prize Stories\, and elsewhere. Born to Colombian parents\, Patricia teaches creative writing at the University of Miami. \nRoberto Lovato is a journalist and a member of The Writers Grotto. He is one of the country’s leading writers and thinkers on Central American gangs\, refugees\, violence and other issues. Lovato is also a co-founder of #DignidadLiteraria\, the national movement formed to combat the invisibility and silencing of Latinx stories and books in the U.S. publishing industry. He is also recipient of a reporting grant from the Pulitzer Center and a former fellow at UC Berkeley’s Latinx Research Center. His essays and reporting have appeared in numerous publications including Guernica\, Boston Globe\, Foreign Policy\, Guardian\, Los Angeles Times\, Der Spiegel\, La Opinion\, and other national and international publications. His most recent book is Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family\, Migration\, Gangs\, and Revolution in the Americas published by Harper Collins. He lives in San Francisco. \nJean Guerrero is an investigative journalist\, author and former foreign correspondent. She is the author of Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir (2018\, One World\,) winner of the PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize. Ms. Guerrero is the recipient of an Emmy Award for the KPBS Sereis AMERICA’S WALL. She is a contributor to the New York Times as well as NPR\, PBS\, and other public media\, and her writing is featured in Best American Essays 2019\, edited by Rebecca Solnit. She is the author of the book HATE MONGER: Stephen Miller\, Donald Trump\, and the White Nationalist Agenda. Guerrero lives in La Mesa\, California. \nJuliana Delgado Lopera is an award-winning Colombian writer\, historian\, speaker and storyteller based in San Francisco. They’re the author of The New York Times acclaimed novel Fiebre Tropical\, out March 2020 from The Feminist Press. Juli is also the author of Quiéreme (Nomadic Press 2017) and ¡Cuéntamelo! (Aunt Lute 2017) an illustrated bilingual collection of oral histories by LGBT Latinx immigrants which won a 2018 Lambda Literary Award and a 2018 Independent Publisher Book Award. Juli’s received awarded fellowships and residencies from Hedgebrook\, Headlands Center for The Arts\, Brush Creek Foundation of the Arts\, Lambda Literary Foundation\, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and The SF Grotto. Their work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in Teen Vogue\, The Kenyon Review\, McSweeney’s\, The Rumpus\, The White Review\, LALT\, Four Way Review\, Broadly\, TimeOut Mag to name a few. They are the former executive director of RADAR Productions  a queer literary non-profit in San Francisco. \n  \n  \nPraise for Infinite Country: \n\n“Patricia Engel is a wonder; her novels are marvels of exquisite control and profound and delicately evoked feeling. Infinite Country knocked me out with its elegant and lucid deconstruction of yearning\, family\, belonging\, and sacrifice. This is a book that speaks into the present moment with an oracle’s devastating coolness and clarity.” —Lauren Groff\, author of Florida and Fates and Furies  \n“Clear\, moving\, and perfectly calibrated\, Infinite Country follows the members of one mixed-immigration status family as they navigate dreams\, distance\, and the bonds of love and memory. Patricia Engel is a stunning writer with astonishing talents.” —Lisa Ko\, author of The Leavers \n“Infinite Country is a wonder\, and Patricia Engel is a magician. Epic yet exquisitely private\, a book to make you marvel.” —R.O. Kwon\, author of The Incendiaries \n“Engel’s vital story of a divided Colombian family is a book we need to read… The rare immigrant chronicle that is as long on hope as it is on heartbreak.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred) \n\n\n\n“A memorable line—”It was her idea to tie up the nun.”— launches the narrative with the force of a cannon as it switches back and forth between the present and the past. The immigrant’s story might be well-traveled ground\, but Engel (The Veins of the Ocean\, 2016) constructs a layered narrative outlining how the weight of every seemingly minor choice systematically cements into a crushing predicament…Lively folktales of the Muisca peoples punctuate Engel’s remarkable novel as it illuminates the true costs of living in the shadows. Told by a chorus of voices and perspectives\, this is as much an all-American story as it is a global one.” —Booklist (starred review) \n“Powerful and poignant\, Infinite Country crystallizes the questions we are asking today about migration\, family\, and our vision of the future. Patricia Engel has written a memorable and brutally honest response to the simplistic notion of what constitutes the American Dream.” —Maaza Mengiste\, author of The Shadow King \n“Infinite Country is both a timely and timeless novel. In beautiful prose\, Patricia Engel brings to life the courage and complexity of the immigrant experience\, illuminating the hardship of life between two countries and two languages\, and the search for family and belonging.” —Jennifer Clement\, author of Gun Love  \n“Everything Patricia Engel writes is lit up from the inside with beauty and power. Her prose is gorgeous and her characters are always achingly alive. —Carolina de Robertis\, author of Cantoras \n“What a breathtaking novel this is\, about family\, forgiveness\, and love while contending with the terrifying unknowns of being an immigrant in a merciless era. There is mercy\, however\, in every scene of Infinite Country—the kind of profound\, understated mercy that manifests in exceptional works of fiction. Patricia Engel is a tremendous writer\, and Infinite Country is her best novel yet.” —Idra Novey\, author of Those Who Knew  \n“A tender\, beautifully written\, and deeply transporting story springing with love and hope. The questions at the heart of Infinite Country are some of the most urgent of our time: Who is allowed in? How will I be known? What is home? Clever\, strong\, and born searching\, Talia hooked me the second she decided to tie up that nun.” —Dina Nayeri\, author of The Ungrateful Refugee \n\n\n\n“Patricia Engel has an elegant voice. But that finesse has a way of making the shocks and surprises in her fiction more stunning. Infinite Country is her most satisfying work. You won’t be sorry. Well\, you will be sorry when it ends.” —Luis Alberto Urrea\, author of House of Broken Angels and The Devil’s Highway \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuli Delgado Lopera is an award-winning Colombian writer\, historian\, speaker and storyteller based in San Francisco. They’re the author of The New York Times acclaimed novel Fiebre Tropical\, out March 2020 from The Feminist Press. Juli is also the author of Quiéreme (Nomadic Press 2017) and ¡Cuéntamelo! (Aunt Lute 2017) an illustrated bilingual collection of oral histories by LGBT Latinx immigrants which won a 2018 Lambda Literary Award and a 2018 Independent Publisher Book Award. Juli’s received awarded fellowships and residencies from Hedgebrook\, Headlands Center for The Arts\, Brush Creek Foundation of the Arts\, Lambda Literary Foundation\, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and The SF Grotto. Their work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in Teen Vogue\, The Kenyon Review\, McSweeney’s\, The Rumpus\, The White Review\, LALT\, Four Way Review\, Broadly\, TimeOut Mag to name a few. They are the former executive director of RADAR Productions  a queer literary non-profit in San Francisco.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/patricia-engel-joined-by-roberto-lovato-jean-guerrero-juliana-delgado-lopero/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Virtual
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SUMMARY:TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Gabriela Epstein\, The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the New Girl
DESCRIPTION:TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT: Illustrator Gabriela Epstein will be in conversation with Katy Farina about Claudia and the New Girl\, a brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel\, adapted by Epstein. \n“Vibrant\, sweet\, and full of energy and heart. Gabriela is going to knock your socks off!” — Gale Galligan \nCLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! \nClaudia has always been the most creative kid in her class… until Ashley Wyeth comes along. Ashley’s really different: She wears hippie clothes and has multiple earrings\, and she’s the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. \nAshley says Claudia is a great artist\, too\, but thinks she’s wasting her artistic talent with The Baby-sitters Club. When Claudia starts spending more time with Ashley and missing BSC meetings\, it becomes clear that Claudia has to make a decision—one of them has to go! \nAnn M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club\, which has more than 180 million books in print\, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels include A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor Book)\, Belle Teal\, Here Today\, A Dog’s Life\, On Christmas Eve\, and the Main Street and Family Tree series\, as well as the much-loved collaborations P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More\, with Paula Danziger. Ann lives in upstate New York. \nGabriela Epstein graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in illustration\, and has worked as a character designer for TV animation. When she isn’t making comics\, she enjoys yo-yoing\, listening to spooky podcasts\, and watching historical documentaries. She lives in Austin\, Texas. Visit her online at gre-art.com. \nKaty Farina is the creator of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel adaptations of Karen’s Witch\, Karen’s Roller Skates\, and Karen’s Worst Day by Ann M. Martin. She has painted backgrounds for She-Ra and the Princesses of Power at DreamWorks TV and has also done work for BOOM! Studios\, Oni Press\, and Z2 Comics. She lives in Los Angeles. Visit her online at katyfarina.com.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/ticketed-virtual-event-gabriela-epstein-the-baby-sitters-club-claudia-and-the-new-girl/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Night | Featuring Joshua Merchant
DESCRIPTION:OPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Join us on ZOOM twice a month for our virtual Open Mic. Look for MoAD Open Mic every other Thursday this month. Hosted by poet Nia McAllister\, join us for an evening of spoken word\, featuring amazing poets and musicians from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Participate or just watch. Everyone is welcome. \nAll interested performers\, please sign up below. For those interested in listening as part of the audience\, no need to fill out the form\, just follow the zoom link below: \nSign up to perform below. Everyone is welcome. \n\n\n\nOpen Mic\, March 18 2021\n\n\n\nFirst Name\n\n\nLast Name\n\n\nEmail\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonations of any amount are always welcome\, so if you are able to\, please consider donating to MoAD online HERE\, or donating through Give by Cell by texting the word: MOADSF to the number: 56512 on your cell phone\, then follow the link provided to make a donation. All donations will go towards supporting MoAD and continuing to bring you engaging programming. \nHere are the instructions for joining via ZOOM: \nFOLLOW THE ZOOM LINK TO RECEIVE A LOGIN TO JOIN THE PROGRAM \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtdemurjwjHdOrRhd3OOzfRBjqx50s-EN5 \nOnce you register via Zoom\, you will receive an email with the link to join the program. \nOur Featured Artist: Joshua Merchant  \n \nJoshua A. Merchant is a native of East Oakland exploring queerness\, blackness\, and the complexities of their intersection through literary arts. Merchant has had the honor to be published as a finalist for the June Jordan Poetry Prize anthology ‘Walk These Streets’ in 2007\, a collaboration with Alice Walker and OUSD.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/open-mic-night-featuring-joshua-merchant/
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SUMMARY:You’re Going to Die: Poetry\, Prose & Everything Goes... an Online Open Mic & Community Listening Space
DESCRIPTION:w/Ned Buskirk & the You’re Going to Die team… \nThursday\, March 18th\nVirtual Doors at 6:30pm PST\nShow at 7pm\nREGISTER FOR FREE NOW: http://bit.ly/2ZXYbJp \nYou’re Going to Die: Poetry\, Prose & Everything Goes… is an ONLINE open mic event\, the communal offering for us to gather during these uniquely difficult times\, to witness & be witnessed\, to embrace our shared mortality together\, to grieve\, bereave & honor what we’ve lost & love… while all the while making room for simply being ALIVE. \nSign-ups will be during the Zoom Call & the list will fill up quickly\, so if you want to share\, say so sooner rather than later. \nIf you’re going to perform\, keep it under 5 MINUTES. That’s right: 5 MINUTES. WE WILL TIME YOU. And YES – We will\, as kindly & gently as possible\, let you know when your time is UP. \nPoetry\, prose\, music\, dancing\, artwork\, photography\, comedy\, drama\, happy\, sad\, & on & on & on… Remember: EVERYTHING GOES\, so share whatever you want. And you don’t have to perform anything; the audience is as essential as the performers. \nLike so many other artists & nonprofits with a live event focus\, much of our in person work for the foreseeable future is cancelled. For this special online event\, we suggest that people pay between $10-50\, but do not hesitate to go above or below based on what you feel is possible. And PLEASE\, if you are in financial danger\, DO NOT pay us. We’re just happy you’re alive & able to join. If you’re still earning income (or are just generally resourced)\, we very much welcome your generosity. \nYou can donate via… \nVENMO: https://venmo.com/YG-2D or @YG-2D\nor\nPAYPAL: chelsea@yg2d.com
URL:https://litseen.com/event/youre-going-to-die-poetry-prose-everything-goes-an-online-open-mic-community-listening-space/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco,Virtual
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SUMMARY:CLA Presents: Laila Lalami
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book\, Pulitzer Prize­­–finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen\, using it as a starting point for her exploration of the rights\, liberties\, and protections that are traditionally associated with American citizenship. Tapping into history\, politics\, and literature\, she elucidates how accidents of birth—such as national origin\, race\, and gender—that once determined the boundaries of Americanness still cast their shadows today.\nLalami poignantly illustrates how white supremacy survives through adaptation and legislation\, with the result that a caste system is maintained that keeps the modern equivalent of white male landowners at the top of the social hierarchy. Conditional citizens\, she argues\, are all the people with whom America embraces with one arm and pushes away with the other.\nBrilliantly argued and deeply personal\, Conditional Citizens weaves together Lalami’s own experiences with explorations of the place of nonwhites in the broader American culture.\nLaila Lalami was born in Rabat and educated in Morocco\, Great Britain\, and the United States. She the author of four novels\, including ‘The Moor’s Account’\, which won the American Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize\, and ‘The Other Americans’\, which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award. Her essays and criticism have appeared in The Nation\, Harper’s\, the Washington Post\, and the New York Times. She has received fellowships from the British Council\, the Fulbright Program\, and the Guggenheim Foundation and is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside. She lives in Los Angeles.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/cla-presents-laila-lalami-2/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Virtual Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic #33
DESCRIPTION:A Latinx poetry reading series y open mic entering into our 3rd consecutive year that happens every third Thursday of the month en el Zoom mundo. Curated y hosted by Josiahluis Alderete.\n\nSign up for the 10-slot virtual open mic by filling out this form:\nhttps://forms.gle/aHgoJxdUFXZXHjgQA\n\nThis month’s features: TBA\n\nIf you enjoy spaces like these\, please support Nomadic Press by donating via:\n\n1) the Cash App to $NomadicPress OR https://cash.app/$NomadicPress;\n2) donating or buying a “ticket” at Eventrbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/nomadic-press-monthly…; OR\n3) donating through the website at www.nomadicpress.org/donate\n\nWe will be posting the features’ Venmo handles during the event.\n\nZoom Joining Info\nTopic: Nomadic Press’ Monthly Speaking Axolotl\nTime: Jan 21\, 2021 08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\nEvery month on the Third Thu\, 12 occurrence(s)\nJan 21\, 2021 08:00 PM\nFeb 18\, 2021 08:00 PM\nMar 18\, 2021 08:00 PM\nApr 15\, 2021 08:00 PM\nMay 20\, 2021 08:00 PM\nJun 17\, 2021 08:00 PM\nJul 15\, 2021 08:00 PM\nAug 19\, 2021 08:00 PM\nSep 16\, 2021 08:00 PM\nOct 21\, 2021 08:00 PM\nNov 18\, 2021 08:00 PM\nDec 16\, 2021 08:00 PM\nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nMonthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZYtd…/ics…\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82006774895\nMeeting ID: 820 0677 4895\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,82006774895# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,82006774895# US (Houston)\nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\nMeeting ID: 820 0677 4895\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/koTOCjKqF
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-speaking-axolotl-reading-and-open-mic-33/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free,Virtual
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