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Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding

Hua Hsu
Georgia Museum of Art, Auditorium
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The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hua Hsu to UGA March 21-22, 2024 as the annual Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding.  This event, which will include a reading and conversation with Ed Pavlic, Distinguished Research Professor of English, African American Studies, and creative writing, is part of the Willson Center's Global Georgia public event series and the UGA Humanities Festival.  Hsu's visit is presented in partnership with the Institute for Asian Studies and the Georgia Review.

Post-St.Patrick's Day Dystopian Book Club: "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch

Prophet Song
1260 S. Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602
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Join attendees for a discussion of Irish author Paul Lynch's Prophet Song, the winner of the 2023 Man Booker Prize.  This near-future dystopian novel describes events following a fascist government coming to power in Ireland, a seemingly unlikely place for such an occurrence.  This novel promises to provide interesting and timely topics to discuss.  The book club is open to all.  Refreshments will be provided.

Humani-ties: A Student Spoken Word Event

Humanities
1260 S. Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602
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Calling all students:  Please join attendees for the sharing of creative works by UGA students, centered on the theme of "Comparison".  Students are invited to create their own idiosyncratic expressions of identity in relation to their experiences with literature - whether through writing, reading, or listening.  Whether a performer or audience member, there is something for everyone at this event, including refreshments and a raffle with fun literary prizes for everyone to enjoy.

Noa Yedlin -- "Crafting Unconventional Narratives : A Journey in Literature (and Television)"

Noa Yedlin (2)
Cine
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Noa Yedlin is a bestselling Israeli author, recipient of the Sapir Prize (the Israeli Man Booker) and the Prime Minister's Literature Awarded, and author of the novels Track Changes, House Arrest, People Like Us, The Wrong Book, and Stockholm, which was published in English by Harper Collins in 2023.  Yedlin is also the creator of a prize-winning television series based on Stockholm -- which in turn has been re-made for television in Germany and in Sweden.  Another of her bestselling novels, People Like Us, is currently being developed for television, and her novel House Arrest was adapted for the stage and preformed at Beit Lessin Theater in Tel Aviv, where she lives.

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