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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: M. Leona Godin & Maggie Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, June 4 at 6pm PT when M. Leona Godin joins us to discuss her book\, There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness\, with Maggie Nelson on Zoom!\n\nZoom Login Info\nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89741184404\n\nPraise for There Plant Eyes\n“There Plant Eyes is so graceful\, so wise\, so effortlessly erudite\, I learned something new and took pleasure in every page. All hail its originality\, its humanity\, and its ‘philosophical obsession with diversity in all its complicated and messy glory.’” —Maggie Nelson\, author of The Argonauts\n\n“This sighted disabled person learned so much from There Plant Eyes! The book took me on a cultural journey that showed how blindness is beautiful\, complex\, and brilliant.” —Alice Wong\, editor of Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century\n\n“Godin moves effortlessly from erudite explorations of the construction of ‘blindness’ to incisive and often funny examinations of technology that helps—or does not help—the blind individual to personal stories of her own life. I was only a few pages in before I realized that what I thought about being blind was either wrong or woefully insufficient. The reader will be lost in admiration for Godin’s gifts as a writer and cultural critic.” —Riva Lehrer\, author of Golem Girl: A Memoir\n\nAbout There Plant Eyes\nA probing\, witty\, and deeply insightful history of blindness—in Western culture and literature\, and in the author’s own experience—that ranges from Homer and Milton to Louis Braille\, Helen Keller\, and Stevie Wonder\n\nM. Leona Godin begins her fascinating\, wide-ranging study with an exploration of how the idea of sight is inextricably linked with knowledge and understanding; how “blindness” has\, for millennia\, been used as a metaphor for ignorance; and how\, in metaphorical terms\, blindness can also be made to suggest a door to artistic or spiritual transcendence. And she makes clear how all of this has obscured the reality of blindness\, as a consequence of which many blind people have to deal not just with their disability but also with expectations that they possess “superpowers.”\n\nGodin illuminates the often surprising history of both the physiological condition and the ideas that have attached to it. She incorporates an analysis of blindness in art and literature (from King Lear to Star Wars) and culture (assumptions of the blind as pure and magically wise) with a study of the science of blindness and key developments in accessibility (the white cane\, embossed printing\, digital technology) and a recounting of her own experience of gradually losing sight over the course of three decades. Altogether\, Godin gives us a revelation of the centrality of blindness and vision to humanity’s understanding of itself and the world.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-event-m-leona-godin-maggie-nelson/
LOCATION:online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nomadic Press' Virtual Open Mic #61
DESCRIPTION:90 minutes\n30 readers\n3 minutes each\nOn Zoom!\nFREE AND ALL WELCOME!\nSign up to read here:\nhttps://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9\nIf you enjoy spaces like this and can swing it in these tight times\, please consider supporting us via:\n1) the Cash App to $NomadicPress OR https://cash.app/$NomadicPress;\n2) donating via the “ticket” option here:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/nomadic-press-weekly…; OR\n3) donating through the website at www.nomadicpress.org/donate\nWe have a short goal for the evening of $150.\nPandemic times continue in 2021 and we continue to gather our community virtually across state and country lines. Join us to read\, join us to listen. All are welcome.\nHosted by Nazelah Jamison (with Tula Biederman on tech). It’s a continuing experiment\, and we hope you can join us!\nOur safe space process still applies to our collective virtual space\, so please read this by visiting https://www.nomadicpress.org/safespaceprocess.\nZoom Joining Info\nTopic: Nomadic Press’ Weekly Virtual Open Mic\nTime: Jan 1\, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\nEvery week on Fri\, until Dec 10\, 2021\, 50 occurrence(s)\nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nWeekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZcudeqoqjIiE9fnl7dxuB…/ics…\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83323049893\nMeeting ID: 833 2304 9893\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,83323049893# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,83323049893# 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+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\nMeeting ID: 833 2304 9893\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kvor64nsu
URL:https://litseen.com/event/nomadic-press-virtual-open-mic-61/
LOCATION:online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: M. Leona Godin and Maggie Nelson
DESCRIPTION:OIN US ON FRIDAY\, JUNE 4 AT 6PM PT WHEN M. LEONA GODIN JOINS US TO DISCUSS HER BOOK\, THERE PLANT EYES: A PERSONAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF BLINDNESS\, WITH MAGGIE NELSON ON ZOOM!\nPraise for There Plant Eyes\n“There Plant Eyes is so graceful\, so wise\, so effortlessly erudite\, I learned something new and took pleasure in every page. All hail its originality\, its humanity\, and its ‘philosophical obsession with diversity in all its complicated and messy glory.’” —Maggie Nelson\, author of The Argonauts \n“This sighted disabled person learned so much from There Plant Eyes! The book took me on a cultural journey that showed how blindness isbeautiful\, complex\, and brilliant.” —Alice Wong\, editor of Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century \n“Godin moves effortlessly from erudite explorations of the construction of ‘blindness’ to incisive and often funny examinations of technology that helps—or does not help—the blind individual to personal stories of her own life. I was only a few pages in before I realized that what I thought about being blind was either wrong or woefully insufficient. The reader will be lost in admiration for Godin’s gifts as a writer and cultural critic.” —Riva Lehrer\, author of Golem Girl: A Memoir \nAbout There Plant Eyes\nA probing\, witty\, and deeply insightful history of blindness—in Western culture and literature\, and in the author’s own experience—that ranges from Homer and Milton to Louis Braille\, Helen Keller\, and Stevie Wonder \nM. Leona Godin begins her fascinating\, wide-ranging study with an exploration of how the idea of sight is inextricably linked with knowledge and understanding; how “blindness” has\, for millennia\, been used as a metaphor for ignorance; and how\, in metaphorical terms\, blindness can also be made to suggest a door to artistic or spiritual transcendence. And she makes clear how all of this has obscured the reality of blindness\, as a consequence of which many blind people have to deal not just with their disability but also with expectations that they possess “superpowers.” \nGodin illuminates the often surprising history of both the physiological condition and the ideas that have attached to it. She incorporates an analysis of blindness in art and literature (from King Lear to Star Wars) and culture (assumptions of the blind as pure and magically wise) with a study of the science of blindness and key developments in accessibility (the white cane\, embossed printing\, digital technology) and a recounting of her own experience of gradually losing sight over the course of three decades. Altogether\, Godin gives us a revelation of the centrality of blindness and vision to humanity’s understanding of itself and the world. \nThe digital audiobook version of There Plant Eyes is available here from our partner Libro.fm.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-event-m-leona-godin-and-maggie-nelson/
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SUMMARY:Words out Loud Spoken Word Series - Opposites Attract Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Words out Loud: Open Mic – Opposites Attract (Love and Hate) \nJoin us for a Topical Open Mic \nThree minutes per reader\, subject to adjustment based on number of registrants.  Read one \npoem on love\, one on hate\, and one of your choice if time remains. \n  \nWhen: Friday\, June 4\, 2021 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)  \n  \nRegister in advance for this meeting: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdOqvrTsuEtAzzYFhNMOVmLVpotUIsN4e \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining \nthe meeting.
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CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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