Newhouse Center for the Humanities
By Distinguished Writers and Speakers
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Description
The Susan and Donald Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College creates a dynamic and cosmopolitan intellectual community that extends from Wellesley College to the wider Boston-area community and beyond. The Center hosts research fellows and visiting professors and generates an exciting and diverse array of programming and performances, including the Mary J. Cornille Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities, the Newhouse Distinguished Writers Series, the Elizabeth Jordan Lecture and Colloquium, and more.
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Readings from Salar Abdoh and Gina Nahai | Salar Abdoh reads from his novel Tehran at Twilight. Gina Nahai reads from her novel The Luminous Hearat of Jonah S. Yu Jin Ko, Professor of English at Wellesley, introduces the two writers. | 6/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ha Jin reads from A Map of Betrayal | Ha Jin reads from his novel A Map of Betrayal, published in 2014. After his reading, Ha Jin discusses his work with Mingwei Song, Associate Professor of East Asian Languages & Cultures. | 6/22/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Readings from Etgar Keret and Benjamin Percy | Benjamin Percy and Etgar Keret read from and discuss their work. They are introduced by Jonathan Wilson, Director of the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University. | 11/13/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Readings from Nathalie Handal and Robin Robertson | Nathalie Handal and Robin Robertson read their poems. They are introduced by Dan Chiasson, Associate Professor of English at Wellesley College. The event took place on October 27, 2014. | 11/5/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Readings from Chris Abani and Christina García | Chris Abani' reads from his novel The Secret History of Las Vegas. Cristina García reads from her novel King of Cuba. The discussion took place on April 1, 2014. | 4/22/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Claire Messud reads from The Woman Upstairs | Claire Messud reads from her novel The Woman Upstairs, published in April 2013. After her reading, Claire discusses her work with Duncan White, Resident Fellow at Wellesley's Newhouse Center for the Humanities. | 3/5/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Readings from Deni Béchard | Deni Béchard reads from his memoir Cures for Hunger as well as from Empty Hands, Open Arms, a book about conservation in the Congo rainforest. | 2/25/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Director Ang Lee and Screewriter James Schamus | Film director Ang Lee and screenwriter James Schamus spoke at Wellesley College on Saturday, October 26. | 10/30/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Siddhartha Deb: The New India | Siddhartha Deb reads from his latest book, The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India. He is introduced by Nikhil Rao, Associate Professor of History at Wellesley College. | 10/23/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Readings from Maud Casey & Karen Russell | Maud Casey reads from her forthcoming novel, The Man Who Walked Away. Karen Russell reads her short story The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis. They are introduced by Duncan White, Newhouse Resident Fellow at Wellesley College. | 10/9/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Poetry from Bill Tremblay & Yusef Komunyakaa | Poets Bill Tremblay and Yusef Komunyakaa read from their work. Discussion moderated by Selwyn Cudjoe. | 9/25/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Poetry from Anis Mojgani & Marilyn Nelson | Marjorie Agosin introduces poets Anis Mojgani and Marilyn Nelson. Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam. Marilyn Nelson is a poet, translator and children's book author. | 4/10/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Readings from Don Lee & Stephanie Reents | Don Lee reads from his most recent novel, The Collective. Stephanie Reents reads her short story None of the Above. They are introduced by Adam Schwartz, Senior Lecturer in the Writing Program at Wellesley College. | 2/28/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Junot Díaz reads from This Is How You Lose Her | Junot Díaz, award-winning author and 2012 MacArthur "genius", reads from his most recent collection of short stores, "This is How You Lose Her." Please be advised that Junot Díaz occasionally uses strong language in this recording. | 2/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Readings by Mat Johnson and Tracy Smith | Mat Johnson reads the first chapter of a work in progress, and Tracy Smith recites from her poetry collection Life on Mars. The writers discuss shared themes of racial identity and home. Introduction by Yu Jin Ko, Professor of English at Wellesley. | 11/29/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Geoff Dyer reads from Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room | Author Geoff Dyer discusses his latest book, Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room, about Andrei Tarkovsky’s film Stalker, which was published in the UK and the US in Spring 2012. | 11/13/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Nathan Englander reads from "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank" | Award-winning author Nathan Englander reads a selection from his short story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank". Author Jimmy Wallenstein introduces and interviews Englander. | 10/2/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Poetry by Tom Sleigh and Nikky Finney | Readings by Tom Sleigh, a prolific award-winning poet, and Nikky Finney, the 2011 National Book Award winner for her most recent poetry collection, Head Off & Split. Introductions by HIlton Als, Newhouse Fellow and New Yorker critic. | 7/12/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Literary Friendship | Margot Livesey, the Guggenheim-winning author of The House on Fortune Street and The Flight of Gemma Hardy, discusses her friendship with fellow award-winning author Andrea Barrett, whose works include Servants of the Map and Ship Fever. February 2012. | 5/4/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Readings from Leah Hager Cohen and Jim Shepard | Readings by Leah Hager Cohen (The Grief of Others, Train Go Sorry) and Jim Shepard (Project X, Like You'd Understand) and a discussion moderated by Marilyn Sides, Wellesley professor of English, for the Newhouse Center's 2012 Distinguished Writers Serie | 3/27/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Pico Iyer reads from The Man Within My Head | Pico Iyer reads from his latest book, The Man Within My Head, which examines his connection to Graham Greene. Iyer and Ato Quayson, Newhouse Center fellow and Director of the Centre for Diaspora Studies at the University of Toronto, discuss Iyer's work | 2/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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In Fact and Fiction: The Editorial Process and the Art of Writing | New Yorker editor Deborah Treisman and writers Aleksandar Hemon and Hilton Als join forces for a conversation about the art of writing and the editorial process. | 12/22/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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In The Mecca | Writers Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts and Sarah Broom read excerpts of their work ("Letting Her Go" and Harlem is Nowhere, respectively), and Noah Chasin, asst. professor of art history at Bard, leads a discussion on their interest in Harlem and New Orleans. | 12/7/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Francisco Goldman reads from Say Her Name | Francisco Goldman reads from his latest book, Say Her Name, about his marriage to writer Aura Estrada and her unexpected death in 2007. Following, acclaimed author Junot Díaz leads a discussion. Part of the Newhouse Center Distinguished Writers Series. | 11/8/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Readings from Christian Campbell and Nina Revoyr | Christian Campbell, a Bahamian-Trinidadian poet (Running the Dusk, Aldeburgh First Collection Prize winner), gave a reading with author Nina Revoyr (Southland, Lambda Award winner), in the Newhouse Center for the Humanities Distinguished Writers Series. | 10/24/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Poetry from Espada and Girmay | Readings by award-winning poets Espada and Girmay, followed by a discussion on bilingual literature led by Wellesley Professor of Spanish, Marjorie Agosín, as part of the Newhouse Center for the Humanities 2011 Distinguished Writers Series. | 10/14/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Lydia Davis reads from her Collected Stories | 2003 MacArthur "genius" Lydia Davis reads from Collected Stories and short stories inspired by Flaubert's letters. Discussion with Dan Chiasson, Wellesley assc. professor of English, in the Newhouse Center for the Humanities Distinguished Writers Series | 9/30/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Graphic Women: Comics, Autobiography, and Mapping Memory | Cartoonists Lynda Barry (Fun Home) and Alison Bechdel (What It Is) read from their graphic autobiographies and dialogue with Hillary Chute, asst. professor of English at U of Chicago, as part of the Newhouse Center's 2011 Distinguished Writers Series. | 8/1/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Caryl Phillips reads from A Distant Shore | Caryl Phillips reads from A Distant Shore (Commonwealth Writer's Prize) and discusses his work with Margaret Cezair-Thompson, author of The True History of Paradise and The Pirate's Daughter, for the Newhouse Center's 2011 Distinguished Writers Series. | 4/8/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Meir Shalev reads from Beginnings: Reflections on the Bible's Intriguing Firsts | Meir Shalev, Israel's most celebrated novelist, reads from his newest book Beginnings: Reflections on the Bible's Intriguing Firsts, and talks with Wellesley English Professor Larry Rosenwald for the Newhouse Center's 2011 Distinguished Writers Series. | 4/5/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ha Jin reads "The Bane of the Internet" from A Good Fall | Prolific author, poet, and essayist, Ha Jin reads from his latest story collection, A Good Fall, which focuses on one of New York City's largest Chinese immigrant communities. He talks with Jonathan Wilson, Humanities Center Director at Tufts University | 3/25/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Peter Carey reads Parrot and Olivier in America | A two-time Man Booker Prize winner, Peter Carey reads an excerpt from his most recent novel, Parrot and Olivier in America. He spoke at Wellesley College's Newhouse Center for the Humanities on September 28, 2010. | 2/10/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Colum McCann reads Let the Great World Spin | Colum McCann reads from his latest novel, Let the Great World Spin (winner of the 2009 National Book Award). Born in Ireland, he has authored two story collections and five novels. He spoke at the Newhouse Center for the Humanities on March, 30, 2010. | 2/9/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Russell Banks reads "Lobster Night" | Russell Banks reads his short story "Lobster Night" at the Newhouse Center for the Humanities on October 26, 2010. His novels include The Reserve, The Darling, The Sweet Hereafter, Cloudsplitter, Affliction, and Continental Drift. | 2/9/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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