Lannan Center Podcast
Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice at Georgetown University is a literary, critical, and pedagogical undertaking devoted to the situation of poetry and poetics in the contemporary world. Based in the President’s Office, the Center brings attention to a traditional domain of academic research, but sees poetry as a current practice rather than as a field of historical research. The Center recognizes that “art’s social presence,” in the phrase of Adrienne Rich, is vital to contemporary culture; that poetry, or writing more generally, traverses the fields of aesthetic, social, political, and religious thought: it reconfigures these fields according to the designs of imagination. The Lannan Center hosts Readings and Talks throughout the academic year. Music: Quantum Jazz — "Orbiting A Distant Planet" — Provided by Jamendo.
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 64
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Camille T. Dungy and Major Jackson | 2022-2023 Readings & Talks
On April 11, 2023, The Lannan Center hosted a reading and talk featuring poets Camille T. Dungy and Major Jackson.
Camille T. Dungy is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Trophic C…
Kazim Ali and Fanny Howe | 2022-2023 Readings & Talks
On February 28, 2023, The Lannan Center hosted a reading and talk featuring poets Kazim Ali and Fanny Howe.
Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom and has lived transnationally in the United States,…
2023 Lannan Symposium | "Body Image" Featuring Mecca Jamilah Sullivan and Baseera Khan
A Conversation with Mecca Jamilah Sullivan (Author of Big Girl) and Artist Baseera Khan, moderated by Prof. Nadia Brown.
If a body could speak, what would it say? The way our bodies are viewed and cat…
2023 Lannan Symposium | "How We Die" Featuring Diane Rehm and Dr. Ewan Goligher
A Discussion with NPR’s Diane Rehm and Dr. Ewan Goligher
Followed by a Panel Discussion with Dr. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University), Dr. Ewan Goligher (University of Toronto), Diane Rehm (NPR), and …
2023 Lannan Symposium | "Surviving in the Aftermath" A Conversation with Meghan O'Rourke
A Conversation with Meghan O’Rourke, Author of The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness.
Music: Quantum Jazz — "Orbiting A Distant Planet" — Provided by Jamendo.
2023 Lannan Symposium | "Surviving in the Aftermath" Panel
A Panel Discussion with Rabih Alameddine (The Angel of History), Meghan O’Rourke (The Invisible Kingdom), and Dr. Daniel Marchalik, moderated by Tope Folarin. More than just a sickness, pandemics ar…
Patricia Smith | 2022-2023 Readings & Talks
On Tuesday, January 24th, 2023, The Lannan Center hosted a reading and conversation with poet Patricia Smith,
Patricia Smith is the award-winning author of eight critically-acclaimed books of poetry, …
Laila Lalami | 2022-2023 Readings & Talks
On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, the Lannan Center hosted a reading and conversation with writer Laila Lalami and moderated by Aminatta Forna.
Laila Lalami was born in Rabat and educated in Morocco, Gr…
Chen Chen | 2022-2023 Readings & Talks
On November 1, 2022 the Lannan Center hosted a reading and talk featuring writer Chen Chen and moderated by Carolyn Forché.
Chen Chen is the author of two books of poetry, Your Emergency Contact Has …
Seán Hewitt | 2022-2023 Readings & Talks
On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the Lannan Center presented a reading and talk featuring writer Seán Hewit. Hosted by Professor Cóilín Parsons, Director of Global Irish Studies.
Seán Hewitt was born in 1…
A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, the Lannan Center presented a special evening featuring Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah. Hosted by Lannan Center Director Aminatta Forna. Introduction by Lahra Smit…
Victoria Chang and Rachel Eliza Griffiths | 2021-2022 Readings & Talks
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the Lannan Center presented a reading and talk featuring poets Victoria Chang and Rachel Eliza Griffiths. Hosted by Carolyn Forché. Introductions by Lannan Fellows Max Zha…
2022 Lannan Symposium | Reimagining the American Narrative
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The United States: exceptional, individual, shining city on the hill, home of democracy, land of the free, of the “American Dream” and the pursuit of happiness. A national narrative is composed …
2022 Lannan Symposium | Does America Need a TRC?
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As the calls for social and racial justice grow, could the United States follow the example of South Africa and other conflict-affected nations and engage in a national, formal reconciliation pr…
2022 Lannan Symposium | Can America Survive Capitalism?
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Wage inequality in the United States is approaching the extreme level that prevailed prior to the Great Depression, creating new social classes: the precariat (those on short term or zero hours …
2022 Lannan Symposium | Writing in a Time of Crisis
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We write to make sense of the world around us. From war and political violence to natural disasters and pandemics – how have writers of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction responded to crises in th…
2022 Lannan Symposium | Who Are We & Where Are We Coming From?
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If the lion does not tell his story, the hunter will. The history of the United States, as it is currently taught, is being contested like never before. Is it possible to reconcile differing per…
Melody C. Barnes | 2022 Lannan Symposium | Keynote Speech
Keynote Speech by Melody C. Barnes: "In Search of an Inclusive America: Culture, Politics, and the Narratives That Define Us" on March 22, 2022.
About Melody C. Barnes
Melody Barnes is executive direct…
Lannan Symposium 2022 Trailer: "The View From Abroad"
Clips taken from past event The View From Abroad: “What Can America Learn from the Experience of Other Nations at a Time of Crisis?” held on Crowdcast on March 18, 2021.
Music: Soundside (royalty free…
Lannan Symposium 2022 Trailer: “Is There Such a Thing as American Exceptionalism?”
Clips taken from past event "Is There Such a Thing as American Exceptionalism?” held at Beyond Borders Scotland on August 29, 2021.
Music: AudioInfinity — "Inspirational Piano" — Provided by Jamendo.