Global Issues Through Literature: Authors Under Authoritarianism

Subtitle: 
The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat
Activity Type: 
Teacher Training
Presenter: 
Felix Germain
Date: 
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 17:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Lisa Bromberg
Contact Phone: 
4126243487
Contact Email: 
lrb62@pitt.edu

What is life like under authoritarian regimes, especially for writers, artists, and other creative thinkers whose aim is to loosen, bend, and even break the rules? Do harsh regulations constrict or condone innovative artistic practices? How can authors subvert authoritarianism through writing? What happens if they get caught? This year’s Global Issues Through Literature series, a reading group designed for K-12 educators to learn and use new texts in the classroom, will travel the world through the eyes of authors writing under authoritarianism to try to understand the role of literature as document, commentator, and critic of restrictive regimes.

For this session, we will be reading Edwidge Danticat's The Farming of Bones and hear from Pitt Prof. Felix Germain (Africana Studies).

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
World Regions: 
Africa
International
Latin America