Name: Bookfest - International Authors Event: Speaking Freely?
Start: 2019-10-04T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-04-26T03:21:18-05:00
Location: Iowa City Public Library: Meeting Room A

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Friday, October 4, 2019 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

10/04/2019 11:00am 10/04/2019 12:00pm Bookfest - International Authors Event: Speaking Freely? By definition, being a writer depends on having speech be free. Yet freedom of speech is understood and valued very differently across historical moments, cultures, and contexts; the concept of “hate speech” stands in sharp contradiction to that of “freedom of expression.” What is a writer’s responsibility in the domain between these two poles? The International Authors series provides an opportunity for the community to meet and converse with writers from around the world who are the 2019 Writers in Residence at the University of Iowa International Writing Program. The series is sponsored by The UI International Writing Program and The Iowa City Public Library. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

Meeting Room A

By definition, being a writer depends on having speech be free. Yet freedom of speech is understood and valued very differently across historical moments, cultures, and contexts; the concept of “hate speech” stands in sharp contradiction to that of “freedom of expression.” What is a writer’s responsibility in the domain between these two poles?

The International Authors series provides an opportunity for the community to meet and converse with writers from around the world who are the 2019 Writers in Residence at the University of Iowa International Writing Program. The series is sponsored by The UI International Writing Program and The Iowa City Public Library.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.