Latest Past Events

Translating German: Masterclass with Max Lawton

Max Lawton is a writer, musician, and translator of Russian, German, and French. His most recent translations are of Michael Lentz’s Schattenfroh and Vladimir Sorokin’s The Sugar Kremlin and Blue Lard. He is currently working on translations of Antonio Moresco, Stefano D’Arrigo, Alberto Laiseca, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eduard Limonov, and Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Max is the author […]

Race, Aesthetics, Speculation Conference

“Race, Aesthetics, Speculation” brings together leading scholars to examine how the representation of race and ethnicity intersects with theories of aesthetics, literary form, and speculative thought. The event foregrounds aesthetic production by people of color and explores how form, genre, and speculation shape our understanding of politics, history, and the contemporary moment. By convening interdisciplinary […]