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Feb
21
2025

Author Talk with R.F. Kuang

When: Friday, February 21, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

Where: Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Graduate Students

Contact: Jasmine Zou   (847) 467-7114

Group: Asian American Studies Program

Co-Sponsor: Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities

Category: Academic

Description:

Join the Asian American Studies Program for an engaging conversation with award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca F. Kuang, the brilliant mind behind the Poppy War trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, and Yellowface.

📅 Friday, February 21

Kuang’s works delve into themes of colonial resistance, cultural appropriation, and the complexities of power and identity. Her latest novel, Yellowface, tackles diversity, racism, and the alienation of social media with razor-sharp wit.

She will be joined in conversation by Professor Michelle N. Huang of Northwestern University, an expert in Asian American literature and culture.

Co-Sponsored by the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities


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