Special WVIZ/PBS and Cleveland County Libraries
Distance Learning Presentation
Author Moshin Hamid
(2008 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner)
Topic: LITERATURE, PAKISTAN, ISLAM, AND "THE WEST"
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Building on the experiences of writing his two novels, "Moth Smoke" and "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," and of having lived for extended periods in Pakistan, the United States, and Britain, Moshin Hamid will speak on topics of literature, politics, and spirituality. In particular, questions he will consider include the following:
What are my own personal, political, and aesthetic origins as a writer?
How do I view the current situation in Pakistan, with an eye both to historical origins and possible future trajectories?
As a Muslim, how do I compare the experiences of being an immigrant in the United States and Europe?
What are the possibilities for a secular spirituality and antidotes to the contemporary tyranny of nostalgia?
How do I understand the role of literature, and in particular the unique form and co-creative potential of the novel?
What hope do I hold out for the United States in the world under the new administration of Barack Obama?
For additional information about Moshin Hamid please see: http://www.mohsinhamid.com/home.html
Schools interested in participating in this program should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by February 23rd. A program fee of $75.00 will be charged to all non NOTA member districts. Please forward a p.o. to John Ramicone, 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland Ohio 44115 or fax to 216-916-6361.
Transmission Modes: NOTA and eTech Ohio IP networks
Distance Learning Presentation
Author Moshin Hamid
(2008 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner)
Topic: LITERATURE, PAKISTAN, ISLAM, AND "THE WEST"
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Building on the experiences of writing his two novels, "Moth Smoke" and "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," and of having lived for extended periods in Pakistan, the United States, and Britain, Moshin Hamid will speak on topics of literature, politics, and spirituality. In particular, questions he will consider include the following:
What are my own personal, political, and aesthetic origins as a writer?
How do I view the current situation in Pakistan, with an eye both to historical origins and possible future trajectories?
As a Muslim, how do I compare the experiences of being an immigrant in the United States and Europe?
What are the possibilities for a secular spirituality and antidotes to the contemporary tyranny of nostalgia?
How do I understand the role of literature, and in particular the unique form and co-creative potential of the novel?
What hope do I hold out for the United States in the world under the new administration of Barack Obama?
For additional information about Moshin Hamid please see: http://www.mohsinhamid.com/home.html
Schools interested in participating in this program should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by February 23rd. A program fee of $75.00 will be charged to all non NOTA member districts. Please forward a p.o. to John Ramicone, 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland Ohio 44115 or fax to 216-916-6361.
Transmission Modes: NOTA and eTech Ohio IP networks
