The Norton Lectures with Viet Thanh Nguyen | Lecture Six: On the Joy of Otherness
When:
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 6:00p -
7:30p
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 6:00p -
7:30p
Where:
Sanders Theatre in Memorial Hall
45 Quincy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good, University
Event website:
https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/event/norton-lecture-6-viet-thanh-nguyen
Norton Lecture Six: On the Joy of Otherness
To write as an other is to remember the conditions and origins of one’s otherness, which are usually unhappy, both individually and collectively. What are the possibilities in finding joy as an other?
There will be a meet & greet and book signing with Viet Thanh Nguyen before this lecture, from 4:30-5:30pm in the Sanders Theatre lobby. Copies of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s books will be available for purchase at this time. The book sale is hosted by Porter Square Books.
"On the Joy of Otherness" is the sixth and final of six Norton Lectures with Viet Thanh Nguyen. Recordings of Viet's Norton Lectures are available to watch on our YouTube channel.
Free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available in advance two weeks prior to each lecture starting at noon, online, in-person at the Smith Campus Center box office, or by phone. Also available in-person at the venue starting two hours prior. Handling fees apply for online and phone sales. Limit of four tickets per person. Tickets valid until 5:45pm. Please note new ticket distribution procedure.
Free parking is available at the Broadway Garage, located at 7 Felton Street, between Broadway and Cambridge Streets.
