Celebrating 75 Years of Palestinian Literature – New Series
Thu, October 3 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free
Fifteen weekly sessions on Thursdays at 7 pm US ET, Oct 3 – Jan 30
The Marxist Education Project Literature Group will continue reading Palestinian literature this fall. We will use our grief over the daily news reports of death and suffering to develop an understanding of Palestinians as more than victims of the moment, but as a nation with a lively and broad-themed cultural response to colonial oppression.
Our new series will include selections from the writings of the national poet Mahmoud Darwish and the classic satire The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist and recently published novels recognized as noteworthy by the Palestine Book Awards.
Please check out the entire fall syllabus here.
Convened by Jacqueline Cantwell, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years, Jacqueline has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.