Event Location: Ginkgo Reading Room

Literary St. Louis

Home to literary giants Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Maya Angelou, and John Keene (to name a few!), St....
October 30

5:00pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Politics and Literature: A Lecture by French Writer Nicolas Idier

Join us for a lecture by Nicolas Idier, a well-known French novelist, sinologist, French diplomat, and Inspector-General of Chinese Language...

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November 11

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

International Writers Series: New Poetry From Europe

Join WashU Libraries and the Department of Comparative Literature and Thought for an evening of new poetry from Europe. Poets...

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October 16

4:30pm - 6:30pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

“Our Only Hope”: Black Women and the 1969 Rent Strike Reception and Curator Talk

Join us for the “Our Only Hope”: Black Women and the 1969 Rent Strike exhibition reception and curator talk with...

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“Our Only Hope”: Black Women and the 1969 Rent Strike

This exhibition tells the story of the Black women-led rent strike that reshaped the landscape of urban public housing.
May 1

3:00pm - 4:30pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

MFA in Illustration and Visual Culture Student Exhibition Opening

Join us for the opening reception of the Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture (MFA-IVC) student exhibition, Re-Drawn: Pictures, Plots &...

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March 23

9:30am - 10:30am
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Morning Curator Chat on Gateway to the East Exhibition

Stop by for a casual tour of the exhibition Gateway to the East: China at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Chat...

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April 8

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

International Writers Series: Esther Kinsky

Join the International Writers Series for an evening of fiction in translation with the 2024 Max Kade Visiting Writer Esther...

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March 23

2:15pm - 3:15pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Afternoon Curator Chat on Gateway to the East Exhibition

Stop by for a casual tour of the exhibition Gateway to the East: China at the 1904 St. Louis World’s...

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February 22

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Book Talk: Ignacio Infante

In this book presentation, Ignacio Infante, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Spanish, will discuss his latest scholarly monograph, A...

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February 15

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

International Writers Series: Mona Kareem

Join the International Writers Series for an evening of poetry in translation with poet, translator, and scholar Mona Kareem. She...

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Gateway to the East: China at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World’s Fair, opened its doors to the public on April...

Student studying at a table in the Newman Exploration Center.

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