Secrets and Stories: The Power of Gossip

Join us for an eye-opening journey into the world of gossip with hosts Shahid Nowshad and Yael Friedman. Discover how gossip, often dismissed as trivial chatter, has shaped societies and influenced history in profound ways. This captivating discussion will explore the origins of gossip in censorship and its powerful role in shaping narratives, suppressing dissent,…

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What Is Plaiwriting? Find Your Ethical Ludic Limits In A Playful Guided Writing Journey Around The Madness of AI

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Join us for Episode 3 of "The Quantum Quill: A Summer Series of New Writing Workshops to spice up your Mondays and maybe even your life." In this session, titled "What Is Plaiwriting? Find Your Ethical Ludic Limits In A Playful Guided Writing Journey Around The Madness of AI," Christopher Hogg will lead you through…

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Transcendence in Fiction with Nicolette Polek and Tara Isabella Burton

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Join author Nicolette Polek (Bitter Water Opera) in conversation with Tara Isabella Burton (Here in Avalon) about craft, art, and enchantment -- and how to write a better novel. Dive into the enchanting world of novel writing with acclaimed author Nicolette Polek, known for her mesmerizing work "Bitter Water Opera," as she joins forces with…

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Western Canon Book Club: Goethe’s Romantic Turmoil: The Sorrows of Young Werther

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Writer Henry Oliver continues the Western Canon Book Club series with a salon about the birth of Romanticism. Shakespeare's biggest influence was on the Romantics, the two generations of European writers who reimagined literature, philosophy, and society in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. One of the most dramatic results of this influence was…

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