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International Writers Series: Verónica Gerber Bicecci
Visiting Hurst Professor: Camille T. Dungy - Craft Talk
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Camille T. Dungy as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Camille T. Dungy - Reading
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Camille T. Dungy as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
Inaugural Dean’s Distinguished Lecture with Carl Phillips, “Pressure Against Emptiness: Some Thoughts on Making”
Carl Phillips is a celebrated poet, essayist, and professor whose work has garnered critical acclaim and captivated readers around the world. With numerous accolades to his name, including the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, Phillips is recognized as one of the most influential voices in contemporary literature.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Lidia Yuknavitch - Reading
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Lidia Yuknavitch as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
International Writers Series: Esther Kinsky
Join the International Writers Series for an evening of fiction in translation with the 2024 Max Kade Visiting Writer Esther Kinsky, one of Germany’s most celebrated living authors. She will read and discuss her most recently translated novel Rombo (New York Review Books, 2023). Danielle Dutton, Associate Professor of English, will join her in conversation.
On Palestinian Literature: past, present, and future
A talk on art, scholarship, and community
Visiting Hurst Professor: Laird Hunt - Craft Talk
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Laird Hunt as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Laird Hunt - Reading
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Laird Hunt as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
Assistant Professor of French Nathan H. Dize's Translation of Makenzy Orcel's The Emperor
Please join the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures in celebrating Assistant Professor of French Nathan H. Dize's new translation of Makenzy Orcel's novel The Emperor (University of Chicago Press)
Poetry Reading: Ariana Benson and Dana Levin
Lars Horn - Reading
John Murillo - Reading
John Murillo - Craft Talk
Howard Nemerov Scholars Open Mic
William H. Gass Centenary Celebration
Join us to celebrate the centenary of William H. Gass (1924-2017), renowned postmodern fiction writer, essayist, and Washington University professor emeritus. A panel of former students and colleagues of Gass will discuss his influence on their lives and careers. Then, WashU’s Martin Riker will interview novelist and Conjunctions editor Bradford Morrow to discuss Morrow’s long friendship and professional relationship with Gass. A reception and exhibit viewing will follow these talks.
Realistic Hope: American Democracy and the 2024 Election
The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics is pleased to host a special Danforth Dialogues event focused on the 2024 presidential election. Realistic Hope: American Democracy and the 2024 Election will explore the place of faith and imagination in our current politics and public life.
Ira Sukrungruang - Reading
In Conversation with That Librarian
The WashU Libraries, Saint Louis University Libraries, and St. Louis City Libraries invite you to a panel discussion examining the rise in book bans in recent years, and the implications for libraries, librarians, and intellectual freedom.
"Matignon la nuit" - Lecture by Dr. Nicolas Idier
Dr. Nicolas Idier, a prominent French novelist, sinologist, French diplomat, and Inspector-General of Chinese Language Education in France, is our guest of honor.
Catherine Lacey - Craft Talk
Catherine Lacey - Reading
International Writers Series: New Poetry From Europe
Join WashU Libraries and the Department of Comparative Literature and Thought for an evening of new poetry from Europe. Poets Efe Duyan, Marko Pogačar, and Ales Steger join us under the auspices of Versopolis, an online European poetry platform for emerging European poets.
"Un Afrofuturisme caribéen - Rencontre avec Michael Roch" (A Caribbean Afro-Futurism, A Conversation with Michael Roch)
What’s Important in Verse Translation?
Diane Arnson Svarlien, Independent Scholar
Artist Talk: Nicole Mitchell, creative flutist/composer/poet
In partnership with New Music Circle
WashU Reads Han Kang: A Celebration
Paige Aniyah Morris, writer and translator
A World of Words Undergraduate Reading
Please join us in celebrating the written work of students taking Professor Goeritz's "A World of Words" course!
Literature in the Making: A Public Reading
Please join us to celebrate the creative work of students taking the course Literature in the Making