Scratch Space: The Thirty Names of Night
Thursday, Oct 08, 2020 12:00PM
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Thursday, Sep 23, 2021 1:00PM
Scratch Space
Virtual Conversations on the Role of the Radical Imaginary
Virtual Conversations on the Role of the Radical Imaginary
In this series of virtual conversations, we bring together visual artists, scholars, composers, activists, writers, and others to explore what kinds of radical imaginaries can unfold in this moment of pandemic, racial reckoning, economic uncertainty, civil unrest, and environmental crisis. How do we think about what is possible? How can we use our imaginations to build a better present/future? How can we attend to the past in service of the future? And how can we retool and build better more equitable models for living and working together?
Item details
Date
Thursday, Apr 08, 2021 12:00PM
Name
Episode 17: The Thirty Names of Night
Description
Join author Zeyn Joukhadar and writer/residency director Lori Wood as they discuss Joukhadar’s latest novel, The Thirty Names of Night, a moving and lyrical story following three generations of Syrian Americans who are linked by a mysterious species of bird and the truths they carry close to their hearts. We’ll explore how this work was incubated and developed in residence at both the Lucas Artists Residency Program as well the Fes Medina Project, which Wood founded in the old medina of Fes, Morocco. We will discuss the novel’s themes of migration, gender, sacredness, and the legacies of queer and trans elders in communities of color.
CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) captioning will be available for the full duration of this event. If you have questions about accessibility for this event, please email us at info@montalvoarts.org.
Hosted by: Donna Conwell, Curator, Lucas Artists Residency Program and Kelly Sicat, Director, Lucas Artists Residency Program.