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A Public Space [New York] online reading: Lan Samantha Chang & Yiyun Li | James Alan McPherson promotional image
A Public Space [New York] online reading: Lan Samantha Chang & Yiyun Li | James Alan McPherson
Monday, February 22, 2021 6:30pm
Virtual

Join publisher, A Public Space, for a virtual discussion of Hue and Cry by James Alan McPherson with Lan Samantha Chang on Monday, February 22. Register, and submit questions, here.

Event Details
Monday, February 22, 2021
6:30 p.m. CST
Online on Zoom
This event is free and open to all. Registration is required, and you can register here. Please feel free to submit questions to Lan Samantha Chang for discussion when registering. Details for accessing the online event will be sent via email...

Art and the Pursuit of Social Justice promotional image
Art and the Pursuit of Social Justice
Monday, February 22, 10:00am to Monday, March 22, 2021 12:59am
Virtual

Starting on February 12th and continuing through the month, Iowa Arts is sponsoring a series of events that bring arts and humanities together to explore a range of timely issues. The initiative, called “Art and the Pursuit of Social Justice,” includes work framed by discussions to place them in a social context from the The Departments of Cinematic Arts, Dance, English, Theatre Arts, the School of Music, the International Writing Program, the Nonfiction Writing Program, and the UI Libraries...

Stanley Reads Book Club - Spring 2021 promotional image
Stanley Reads Book Club - Spring 2021
Saturday, February 20, 2021 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual

Stanley Reads puts the museum’s recent exhibitions in conversation with literature. This spring we will read At the End of the Century: Stories of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and consider connections to the Waswo X. Waswo Collection of Indian Printmaking and other works from the Stanley’s collection.

Stanley Reads is led by Kimberly Datchuk, curator of learning & engagement, and is presented in partnership with Prairie Lights Books.

At the End of the Century: Stories of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is a...

The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: A panel discussion on creating more inclusive writing programs promotional image
The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: A panel discussion on creating more inclusive writing programs
Thursday, February 18, 2021 3:30pm
Virtual

Register for this virtual event here: https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rzoOtECrT1Cd0tgDDoFKQw. This workshop is part of the CLAS Theme Year series, "Racial and Social Justice in the Arts."

Creative writing, like all art forms, involves deep personal engagement in both the process and the product. “Write what you know” is a cliché, and yet certain experiences, knowledges, perspectives and feelings have been marginalized, discounted, or outright excluded from writing programs. Writing...