Event
The Politics, Economics and Literature of Displacement
A multi-disciplinary panel discussion of the politics and storytelling of exile.
Hannah Lillith Assadi’s new novel, Paradiso 17 (Knopf), is about the life trajectory of a young Palestinian displaced in the Nakba of 1948 from his homeland.
To mark the publication of the novel, this panel, featuring Assadi, will discuss how the book's themes may be reflected in current events.
Panelists
- Adam Tooze, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History and Chair, Committee on Global Thought
- Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor and Nobel Laureate
- Joseph Slaughter, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature
- Hannah Assadi, novelist and Assistant Adjunct Professor, School of the Arts
- Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies
- James Schamus, filmmaker and Professor of Professional Practice, School of the Arts
Moderator: Azmat Khan, Patti Cadby Birch Assistant Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
This event is cosponsored by the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism and the Committee on Global Thought.
