The Moor’s Account
“The Border and Its Meaning: Forgotten Stories” 7th Annual CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium
April 25, 2018 | ||
2:30 pm | to | 4:30 pm |
6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
cosponsored by CLLAS
Panel Discussion: 3:00 – 4:30 PM UO campus: JSMA Ford Lecture Hall
Light reception: 2:30 – 3 p.m. JSMA Ford Lecture Hall
Laila Lalami, novelist and columnist for The Nation, will read portions of her novel The Moor’s Account, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Commenting on their selected passages will be panelists:
- Liz Bohls, PhD, Professor, Department of English
- Miriam Gershow, MFA, novelist & Associate Director of Composition, Department of English
- Angela Joya, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of International Studies
- Lamia Karim, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
- Michael Najjar, MFA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Arts
Keynote, Laila Lalami: “The Border and Its Meaning: Forgotten Stories,” 6 PM Eugene Public Library (with Q&A followed by booksigning)
To be held April 25, 2018, the 7th annual CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium will feature Pulitzer finalist Laila Lalami and her novel The Moor’s Account. › Continue reading
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