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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
