Community Reading Keynote - Author Laila Lalami

Join us for an evening with Laila Lalami, author of this year's Community Reading, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits.  Dr. Lalami will present a keynote speech at 7pm followed by a book signing.

The Border and its Meaning

In recent years, millions of immigrants have crossed borders. Some are choosing to move to seek better economic opportunity, others are forced to move due to social or political unrest. What does a border signify in this context? And how is migration experienced from either side of the border? Laila Lalami will read from Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits and discuss how her characters made the choice to leave home.

For more information on Laila Lalami, please visit lailalalami.com.

Support for this project is funded, in part, by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals’ Building Bridges: Arts, Culture and Identity, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.

Also funded by: Advising & Co-Curricular Programs, Connected Communities, Dean of the Faculty/Chief Diversity Officer, English, Government & Law, Marquis Scholars & Fellows, Philosophy, Policy Studies, Religious & Spiritual Life, Religious Studies, Theater, and Women’s & Gender Studies.