Temple University’s English Department Recognizes the 150th Year Since the Emancipation Proclamation & the 50th Year Since Dr. King’s March on Washington with a reading and reception honoring Ishmael Reed. Author of over twenty titles including the acclaimed novel Mumbo Jumbo as well as essays, plays and poetry, Ishmael Reed is the winner of the … Continue reading Reading by Ishmael Reed →

Moonstone Arts Center & The Charles L. Blockson Collection at Temple University present a reading with literary artists and activists Kadija (George) Sesay and Trapeta B. Mayson. Kadija (George) Sesay is the founder and editor of Sable LitMag. She is the editor of several anthologies of work by writers of African and Asian descent, and … Continue reading Poetry Reading: Kadija (George) Sesay & Trapeta B. Mayson →

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The Center for the Humanities at Temple presents a lecture by English professor Priya Joshi for their Distinguished Faculty Lectures Series.  In "Rethinking the Theory of the Novel," Dr. Joshi will examine the recent explosion of commercially successful English novels in India. What theory of the novel might emerge when it is based on anti-literary forms? How might attention … Continue reading CHAT Lecture with Priya Joshi: Rethinking the Theory of the Novel →