|
|
| Start Date and Time | Event Details | Location |
|
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | | |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Subverting Genre - NYCWP Writer's Residency
Subverting Genre
It is often the writer who dwells on the future that shows us the darkness of our own age. In this seminar we will be surveying multiple facets of genre fiction to discover what is possible outside the confines of “traditional” literature. Our goal will be to observe both the strengths and the weaknesses of each novel we explore to better understand what can be learned, borrowed, or adapted to our own work. Special care will be given to the prejudices or problematic aspects that may or may not exist within each novel with an aim of learning to subvert such tropes. While it is beyond the bounds of this course to be all-encompassing, the booklist has been designed to give solid introductions to Afro-futurism, historical speculative fiction, Lovecraftian cosmic horror, and 1960’s American science fiction.
Participants must access their own copies of the following texts:
October 9: Clay’s Ark, Octavia Butler
November 6: Ledfeather, Stephen Graham Jones
December 4: The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle
January 8: VALIS, Philip K. Dick
When: On Zoom, Saturdays, 10a-12p
10/9, 11/6, 12/4, 1/8
Cost: $125
Register by Oct 8: https://bit.ly/3jT8aKC
| |
| 8:00 PM | Una Noche con el Merengue
Lehman’s Performing Arts Center hosts popular Hispanic and Latino acts throughout the fall and winter. As a special treat for Hispanic Heritage Month, consider buying a ticket for this show.
Merengue musician and actress Miriam Cruz, Dominican singer Alex Bueno, and Bonny Cepeda, the first merengue artist to be nominated for a Grammy, come together for a night dedicated to the beauty of the merengue musical genre.
Buy ticket here. | |
|
