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Online EventFluid Crossings: A Transatlantic Celebration of Walt Whitman's Radical Cultural Legacy
Leaves of Grass 1855–2022
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At the Library FREE
LGBTQ Archives and / as Queer Art
Because collecting queer histories is like making queer art.
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At the Library and online
Carlo Rovelli presents Anaximander and the Nature of Science
How one man changed the way we see the world, over 2,000 years ago.
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At the Library
The Story of Aids: the Unheard Tapes
Discover how the amazing documentary was created using interviews archived at the Library.
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The Ladies of Llangollen: Mary Gordon’s Chase of the Wild Goose
A forgotten queer classic celebrating the Ladies of Llangollen.
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Christopher de Hamel: The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club
The remarkable stories of the men and women who made, collected and preserved medieval manuscripts.
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RSL Literature Matters: Patrick McCabe and Fiona Shaw in conversation
An evening with two literary greats: stars of the page, stage, and screen.
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Classic Album Sundays present An Evening with François K
In conversation with the legendary DJ and producer François Kevorkian.
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The Chinese in Britain: A Long History
Join our panel of experts as they explore the long history of the Chinese people in Britain.
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At the Library and online
Chinese and British: The Conversation. Part II
The conversation on British Chinese identity returns with a new panel.
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WORTH: A Play In Rehearsal
A sneak preview of WORTH, a new play by Joanne Lau.
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At the Library and online
The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: The Poetry of W.B. Yeats
A celebration of one of the finest poets in English, William Butler Yeats.
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The W.G.Sebald Lecture 2023: Alberto Manguel
The annual lecture on literary translation.
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Radical: Xiaolu Guo in conversation
The prize-winning writer launches her new memoir.
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Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells: Sarah Churchwell in conversation
How Gone with the Wind has divided a country.
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