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Upcoming Speakers

2024-25 Speaker Series


Fall 2024

  • Thursday, 9/12 at 6pm: Poet Fady Joudah in conversation with Roger Reeves, in partnership with the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and the New Writers Project
  • Wednesday, 10/9 at 6:30pm: Poet Elisa Gonzalez
  • Thursday, 10/10 at 5pm: Artist Kourosh Beigpour
  • Monday, 10/21 at 6pm: Poet Ravi Shankar with Brandon Lamson, in partnership with Liberal Arts Honors (Joynes Reading Room Poets/Duets Series)
  • Thursday, 11/14 at 6pm: Novelist and essayist Lucy Ives

For more information about the Joynes Room Speaker Series, call 512-471-5787 or write Zack Schlosberg.

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Elisa Gonzalez, reading from her work at the Joynes Reading Room on 10/9.

ELISA GONZALEZ
Wednesday, 10/9 at 6:30pm, CRD #007 (2501 Whitis Ave.)

On Wednesday, 10/9, we will welcome the poet and essayist Elisa Gonzalez to read from her work. Grand Tour, her debut collection of poetry, was named one of the best books of 2023 by The New Yorker and is newly out in paperback from FSG. The event will be accompanied by Q&A and reception. 

ELISA GONZALEZ is a poet, essayist, and fiction writer. Her work appears in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. A graduate of Yale University and the New York University MFA program, she has received numerous prestigious fellowships and awards, including ones from the Whiting Foundation and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. FSG will also bring out her novel, The Awakenings, and a nonfiction book, Strangers on Earth.


     
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UP & DOWN: TRACING THE ART WITHIN, KOUROSH BEIGPOUR
Thursday, 10/10 at 5pm, CRD #007 (2501 Whitis Ave.

In partnership with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Joynes Reading Room will host the artist Kourosh Beigpour for an artist talk titled, Zir va Zebar (زیر و زبر) ("Up and Down"), in which Beigpour will explore the cultural roots that have shaped his path in graphic design, showcasing samples of his work along the way and inspirations behind the pieces. 

Based in Los Angeles, Kourosh Beigpour is an award-winning graphic artist and designer celebrated for his extensive portfolio that adeptly blends contemporary and traditional design elements. Born in Kermanshah, Iran, and of Kurdish descent, Kourosh's rich cultural heritage and profound influence from mysticism significantly shape his artistic vision.

 

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