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Event Location: Ginkgo Reading Room

September 14

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Auerbach in Istanbul: A Reading from Die Sprache der Sonne

Matthias Goeritz, distinguished German author and Professor of Practice of Comparative Literature, will give a German-language reading of his critically...

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September 21

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

International Writers Series: Efe Duyan

In this reading and discussion, former Visiting Hurst Professor Efe Duyan returns to St. Louis to present The Behavior of Words,...

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Secret Sciences: The Hidden Arts of Alchemy

Secret Sciences examines alchemy, from its scientific applications to its complicated symbolic language and its influence on the arts.
April 14

6:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Beauty in Enormous Bleakness Exhibition Opening & Reception

Beauty in Enormous Bleakness (BiEB) and its affiliated exhibition explores architecture’s relationship to issues of immigration, exclusion, and cultural identity...

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May 3

3:00pm - 4:30pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

MFA in Illustration and Visual Culture Student Exhibition Opening

Join us for the opening reception of the MFA-IVC student exhibition, Artifacts & Fictions: Curated by Students in Illustration and...

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Artifacts & Fictions: Curated by Students in Illustration and Visual Culture

The Artifacts & Fictions exhibition presents selected works from the Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture (MFA-IVC)...
March 29

4:00pm - 6:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

50 Years of Title IX with Vanessa Grigoriadis

Visit the 50 Years of Title IX exhibition and hear from speaker Vanessa Grigoriadis on Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power,...

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April 11

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Tere Dávila Reading

Join us for an evening of fiction in translation with Puerto Rican author Tere Dávila and translator Rebecca Hanssens-Reed.

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February 22

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Jan Wagner Reading & Discussion

In this reading and discussion, Max Kade Visiting Writer Jan Wagner will present his work in English translation. Wagner is...

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50 Years of Title IX

50 Years of Title IX features original materials highlighting WashU events in the ever-evolving journey toward gender-based equality.
December 1

4:00pm - 5:30pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

2022 Nobel Prize Conversation: Reading Annie Ernaux Today

In celebration of Annie Ernaux’s Nobel Prize, the Libraries and the Department of Romance Languages and Literature are hosting a...

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November 30

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Translating Poetry (It’s Not Easy): Matthias Goeritz and Mary Jo Bang

Join us for an evening celebrating the publication of Colonies of Paradise (Triquarterly, 2022) by Matthias Goeritz, Professor of Practice...

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