June 2019
Paris as Textual Space
Paris as fetishised object, as lived-in place, as site of experiential process; as a written entity. Andrew Gallix and Andrew Hodgson talk literary engagement with the city of Paris, to mark the publication of two edited collections on the topic. They will be joined by contributors to both books, who will read from their work.
Find out more »Strange Hate: Keith Kahn-Harris and Devorah Baum
How did antisemitism get so strange? In this passionate yet closely-argued polemic, Keith Kahn-Harris, author of Denial: the Unspeakable Truth, argues that the emergence of a selective anti-racism demonstrates how far we are from understanding what living in diverse societies really means. Strange Hate calls for us to rethink how we view not just Jews and antisemitism, but the challenge of living with diversity. Keith will be in conversation with Devorah Baum, author of Feeling Jewish and The Jewish Joke.
Find out more »July 2019
Why speak when you can sing?
Why Speak When You Can Sing?, a panel discussion on the differences between the spoken and written word and song will be chaired by Tariq Goddard of Repeater Books with contributions from authors Ryann Donnelly, whose new book Justify My Love explores sex and gender in one of the most consumed art forms of our age – the music video – and Nathalie Olah whose writing focuses on the intersection between politics and contemporary culture, with an emphasis on marginalized
Find out more »Ron Purser and Gary Gach in conversation in San Francisco
Join Ron Purser, author of McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, in conversation with Gary Gach, author of Pause, Breathe, Smile, at Green Apple Books on the Park. From celebrity endorsements to monks, neuroscientists and meditation coaches rubbing shoulders with CEOs at the World Economic Forum in Davos, it is clear that mindfulness has gone mainstream. Some have even called it a revolution.But what if, instead of changing the world, mindfulness has become a banal form of capitalist
Find out more »August 2019
Ron Purser and David Van Nuys in conversation in Sebastopol, California
Join Ron Purser, author of McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, in conversation with David Van Nuys, host of Shrink Rap Radio, at Copperfield's Bookstore. From celebrity endorsements to monks, neuroscientists and meditation coaches rubbing shoulders with CEOs at the World Economic Forum in Davos, it is clear that mindfulness has gone mainstream. Some have even called it a revolution.But what if, instead of changing the world, mindfulness has become a banal form of capitalist spirituality that mindlessly
Find out more »November 2019
Leila Taylor and Laina Dawes in conversation at Strand Books, NYC
Join Leila Taylor, author of Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul, in conversation with Laina Dawes, author of What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal. To be a goth is to be out of joint with your surroundings—prone to daydreaming and longing for something beyond the here and now. This can be dangerous for a Black person in the United States, where lingering somewhere often results in violence and simply existing in
Find out more »Leila Taylor and M Lamar in conversation at McNally Jackson, NYC
Join Leila Taylor, author of Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul, in conversation with musician M Lamar. To be a goth is to be out of joint with your surroundings—prone to daydreaming and longing for something beyond the here and now. This can be dangerous for a Black person in the United States, where lingering somewhere often results in violence and simply existing in a space is enough to warrant a call to the police. To be Black and a
Find out more »Leila Taylor at Women and Children First, Chicago
Join Leila Taylor, author of Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul, at Women and Children First bookstore in Chicago. To be a goth is to be out of joint with your surroundings—prone to daydreaming and longing for something beyond the here and now. This can be dangerous for a Black person in the United States, where lingering somewhere often results in violence and simply existing in a space is enough to warrant a call to the police. To be Black
Find out more »Leila Taylor at Seminary Co-op Bookstore, Chicago
Join Leila Taylor, author of Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul, at Seminary Co-op bookstore in Chicago. To be a goth is to be out of joint with your surroundings—prone to daydreaming and longing for something beyond the here and now. This can be dangerous for a Black person in the United States, where lingering somewhere often results in violence and simply existing in a space is enough to warrant a call to the police. To be Black and a
Find out more »Leila Taylor at Politics and Prose, Washington D.C.
Join Leila Taylor, author of Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul, at Politics and Prose bookstore, Washington D.C. To be a goth is to be out of joint with your surroundings—prone to daydreaming and longing for something beyond the here and now. This can be dangerous for a Black person in the United States, where lingering somewhere often results in violence and simply existing in a space is enough to warrant a call to the police. To be Black and
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