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From Fairest Creatures: Race, Gender, and Futurity in Early Modern England primary image

From Fairest Creatures: Race, Gender, and Futurity in Early Modern England

Thu, Jun 22, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Prayer and Pragmatism: Lancelot Andrewes, William James, Charles S Peirce primary image

Prayer and Pragmatism: Lancelot Andrewes, William James, Charles S Peirce

Thu, Jun 8, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Early Twentieth-Century LGBTQ+ History Beyond the Human primary image

Early Twentieth-Century LGBTQ+ History Beyond the Human

Thu, Jun 1, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Forms of “Outside” in Art Writing: A Workshop primary image

Forms of “Outside” in Art Writing: A Workshop

Mon, Jun 20, 12:00 PM

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Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize primary image

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize

Tue, May 10, 2:30 PM

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Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize online primary image

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize online

Tue, May 10, 2:30 PM GMT+1

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What is Concrete Poetry & what does it mean for the 21st Century? primary image

What is Concrete Poetry & what does it mean for the 21st Century?

Thu, Jan 27, 5:00 PM GMT

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Le Bureau des legendes:  Video series as Art Work primary image

Le Bureau des legendes: Video series as Art Work

Thu, Jan 20, 5:00 PM GMT

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Kathleen Collins...Posthumously primary image

Kathleen Collins...Posthumously

Thu, Nov 4, 1:00 PM GMT

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The Poetics of Breath(lessness) + Neo-Victorian Doctors primary image

The Poetics of Breath(lessness) + Neo-Victorian Doctors

Wed, Oct 6, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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The Literatures of New York primary image

The Literatures of New York

Wed, Sep 29, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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Space and Place primary image

Space and Place

Wed, Sep 22, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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From Fairest Creatures: Race, Gender, and Futurity in Early Modern England primary image

From Fairest Creatures: Race, Gender, and Futurity in Early Modern England

Thu, Jun 22, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Prayer and Pragmatism: Lancelot Andrewes, William James, Charles S Peirce primary image

Prayer and Pragmatism: Lancelot Andrewes, William James, Charles S Peirce

Thu, Jun 8, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Early Twentieth-Century LGBTQ+ History Beyond the Human primary image

Early Twentieth-Century LGBTQ+ History Beyond the Human

Thu, Jun 1, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Forms of “Outside” in Art Writing: A Workshop primary image

Forms of “Outside” in Art Writing: A Workshop

Mon, Jun 20, 12:00 PM

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Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize primary image

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize

Tue, May 10, 2:30 PM

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Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize online primary image

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize online

Tue, May 10, 2:30 PM GMT+1

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What is Concrete Poetry & what does it mean for the 21st Century? primary image

What is Concrete Poetry & what does it mean for the 21st Century?

Thu, Jan 27, 5:00 PM GMT

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Le Bureau des legendes:  Video series as Art Work primary image

Le Bureau des legendes: Video series as Art Work

Thu, Jan 20, 5:00 PM GMT

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Kathleen Collins...Posthumously primary image

Kathleen Collins...Posthumously

Thu, Nov 4, 1:00 PM GMT

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The Poetics of Breath(lessness) + Neo-Victorian Doctors primary image

The Poetics of Breath(lessness) + Neo-Victorian Doctors

Wed, Oct 6, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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The Literatures of New York primary image

The Literatures of New York

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Space and Place primary image

Space and Place

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From Fairest Creatures: Race, Gender, and Futurity in Early Modern England primary image

From Fairest Creatures: Race, Gender, and Futurity in Early Modern England

Thu, Jun 22, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Prayer and Pragmatism: Lancelot Andrewes, William James, Charles S Peirce primary image

Prayer and Pragmatism: Lancelot Andrewes, William James, Charles S Peirce

Thu, Jun 8, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Early Twentieth-Century LGBTQ+ History Beyond the Human primary image

Early Twentieth-Century LGBTQ+ History Beyond the Human

Thu, Jun 1, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Forms of “Outside” in Art Writing: A Workshop primary image

Forms of “Outside” in Art Writing: A Workshop

Mon, Jun 20, 12:00 PM

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Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize primary image

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize

Tue, May 10, 2:30 PM

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Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize online primary image

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize online

Tue, May 10, 2:30 PM GMT+1

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What is Concrete Poetry & what does it mean for the 21st Century? primary image

What is Concrete Poetry & what does it mean for the 21st Century?

Thu, Jan 27, 5:00 PM GMT

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Le Bureau des legendes:  Video series as Art Work primary image

Le Bureau des legendes: Video series as Art Work

Thu, Jan 20, 5:00 PM GMT

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Kathleen Collins...Posthumously primary image

Kathleen Collins...Posthumously

Thu, Nov 4, 1:00 PM GMT

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The Poetics of Breath(lessness) + Neo-Victorian Doctors primary image

The Poetics of Breath(lessness) + Neo-Victorian Doctors

Wed, Oct 6, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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The Literatures of New York primary image

The Literatures of New York

Wed, Sep 29, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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Space and Place primary image

Space and Place

Wed, Sep 22, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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From Fairest Creatures: Race, Gender, and Futurity in Early Modern England primary image

From Fairest Creatures: Race, Gender, and Futurity in Early Modern England

Thu, Jun 22, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Prayer and Pragmatism: Lancelot Andrewes, William James, Charles S Peirce primary image

Prayer and Pragmatism: Lancelot Andrewes, William James, Charles S Peirce

Thu, Jun 8, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Early Twentieth-Century LGBTQ+ History Beyond the Human primary image

Early Twentieth-Century LGBTQ+ History Beyond the Human

Thu, Jun 1, 1:00 PM GMT+1

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Forms of “Outside” in Art Writing: A Workshop primary image

Forms of “Outside” in Art Writing: A Workshop

Mon, Jun 20, 12:00 PM

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Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize primary image

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize

Tue, May 10, 2:30 PM

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Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize online primary image

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Colonial Traces, Exile, and the 2021 Nobel Prize online

Tue, May 10, 2:30 PM GMT+1

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What is Concrete Poetry & what does it mean for the 21st Century? primary image

What is Concrete Poetry & what does it mean for the 21st Century?

Thu, Jan 27, 5:00 PM GMT

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Le Bureau des legendes:  Video series as Art Work primary image

Le Bureau des legendes: Video series as Art Work

Thu, Jan 20, 5:00 PM GMT

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Kathleen Collins...Posthumously primary image

Kathleen Collins...Posthumously

Thu, Nov 4, 1:00 PM GMT

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The Poetics of Breath(lessness) + Neo-Victorian Doctors primary image

The Poetics of Breath(lessness) + Neo-Victorian Doctors

Wed, Oct 6, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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The Literatures of New York primary image

The Literatures of New York

Wed, Sep 29, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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Space and Place primary image

Space and Place

Wed, Sep 22, 5:30 PM GMT+1

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