Literary Studies
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Exploring the Literature of Afro-Surrealism
Thursdays, 7-9 pm ET, beginning April 24 This spring, the MEP Literature Reading Group takes up novels loosely grouped as "Afro-Surrealism." Borrowing from use by Amiri Baraka in the 1970s, ... Read more
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FeaturedLiterary Echoes of Vietnam’s 1975 Victory
Online: Zoom link will be provided to registered participantsWhile the bombs were falling, only a stone wouldn't be terrified. If the Americans noticed movement in the forest, they would eliminate the forest. Who knows how much money was ... Read more
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FeaturedSummer in France in the Shade of Noir
Online: Zoom link will be provided to registered participantsThe MEP Literature Group continues its tradition of easy summer reading focusing on the noir genre. Our two selections - 'Command Performance' and 'Creation Lake' - are both set in France and both deal with corruption in high places by right-wing politicians and corporations who manipulate inept investigators of low social standing and morals.
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Octavia Butler: ‘Positive Obsession’ and ‘Wild Seed’
Alternate Mondays, Next on December 8, 5-6:30 pm ET Watch for new selections coming soon, featuring Frankenstein and the Chicano Frankenstein. Join us for a new appreciation of Octavia Butler, ... Read more
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FeaturedThe Aesthetics of Resistance: Art and Fascism in the 1930s
Online: Zoom link will be provided to registered participantsJoin weekly sessions of the MEP Literature Group this fall to read The Aesthetics of Resistance, the masterwork of German author Peter Weiss. This trilogy of historical novels opens in ... Read more
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