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Phone 212 217.5342
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Fine Lines: Reclaiming Imperiled Language and Culture—The Art of [Im]migration

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

This moderated panel features an archeologist, writer, and photographer discussing their work exploring and reclaiming the heritage of imperiled regions and cultures. Speakers are Yannis Hamilakis, an activist/archaeologist/curator who documents migration and refugee camps on the island of Lesvos in Greece; Marwa Helal, author of Invasive Species, and an English and Communication Studies faculty member; […]

POSTPONED: Fine Lines: Reclaiming Imperiled Language and Culture—Poet Solmaz Sharif

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

POSTPONED Poet Solmaz Sharif will read from and discuss her groundbreaking book of poems, LOOK (Graywolf Press, 2016), a finalist for the National Book Award. LOOK asks readers to see the ongoing costs of war as the unbearable loss of lives and also the insidious abuses against everyday speech.  A book signing will follow, courtesy […]

Virtual Event: Civility and Its Limits—Speaking Out Through Poetry with Jericho Brown

Celebrated poet Jericho Brown will read from his work and answer questions in a virtual visit with the FIT community. Brown is author of The Tradition (Copper Canyon, 2019) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, and […]

Hafizah Geter: Un-American

This event has passed. Watch archive video of it here. [vimeo 519214403 w=640 h=564] Poet, essayist, and literary agent Hafizah Geter will read from her work and answer questions in a video visit for the FIT community. She will also meet with students in two one-hour class visits. Presentations will be recorded for viewing by […]

David Mills: Boneyarn: Poems About the History of Slavery in NYC

Poet, performer, and educator David Mills will read from and reflect upon the research behind his recent collection, Boneyarn, the first-ever book of poems about slavery in New York City. He will answer questions moderated by Dr. Amy Lemmon and Dr. Kathrine Varnes, both of the English and Communication Studies Department. The city holds the […]