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Renee Knake Jefferson

Upending Injustice: Women and the Supreme Court Friday, October 30th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court tells the stories of nine extraordinary women who appeared on presidential nomination lists dating back to the 1930s. Award-winning scholars Renee Knake Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson expose how […]

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Marjan Kamali

Literary Oases with Marjan Kamali Thursday, October 8th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event In the heart of 1953 Tehran, a young woman falls in love with a young man in their oasis: the neighborhood Stationary Shop. When the violent coup d’etat erupts that will change Iran forever, their dream of marrying is suddenly

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Poet Laureate Event

Teach Living Poets with Nicole Tong and Kimiko Hahn Thursday, October 29th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Inaugural Fairfax Poet Laureate, Nicole Tong, and poet, Kimiko Hahn, discuss the importance of teaching the works of living poets to help ignite the imaginations of their students. Tong is the author of the poetry collection,

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Jazmina Barrera

On Lighthouses and the Act of Belonging Thursday, October 15th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event 2013 Latin American Voices prize winner Jazmina Barrera returns with her latest book, On Lighthouses, a critical and imaginative study of lighthouses around the world and their meaning to us as individuals. Part memoir and part literary history,

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