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Click the image to the left or follow the link below for a full listing of events at the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia this semester.

WCEE Winter Events

Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. Cities, Dreams, and Nightmares

China Miéville with Geoff Eley (History) and Karla Mallette (Italian and Near Eastern Studies)
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
5:00-6:30 PM
1014 Tisch Hall Map
What cities do we dream about, and what cities do we inhabit in nightmares? China Miéville joins this informal panel discussion on what works, what doesn’t, and what is just scary in imagined cityscapes.

China Miéville, Zell Visiting Writers Series International Writer in Residence, U-M, is the award-winning author of several novels, including "The City & the City" and "Embassytown." His non-fiction includes "London’s Overthrow" and "Between Equal Rights," a study of international law. He is a founding editor of the journal "Salvage." His most recent book is "This Census-Taker."

Geoff Eley, Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of Contemporary History, U-M, writes about modern European history.

Karla Mallette, Professor of Italian and Near Eastern Studies, U-M, works on medieval Mediterranean literature.

Moderator: Peggy McCracken, Domna C. Stanton Collegiate Professor of French, Women's Studies, and Comparative Literature.
Building: Tisch Hall
Event Type: Lecture / Discussion
Tags: European, History, International, Literature, Writing
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Center for European Studies, International Institute, Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers' Program, Zell Visiting Writers Series

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