LEBANON IN WORDS & MUSIC presented by UMass Program in Comparative Literature
UMass Program in Comparative Literature Presents
LEBANON IN WORDS & MUSIC
featuring IMAN HUMAYDAN, author of Songs for Darkness, and translator Prof. Michelle Hartman in conversation with Prof. Mazen Naous
with live music by LAYAALI ARABIC MUSIC ENSEMBLE
When: Wednesday, April 15th at 7:00 pm
Where: Bernie Dallas room in Goodell Hall, UMass Amherst
Musicians include: Rami Abu Ali (ney), Jamal Sinno (qanun), and Michel Moushabeck (riq and tabla).
Refreshments and light Arabic snacks will be served
Free and open to the publicSponsored by:
UMass: Program in Comparative Literature, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Department of English, Middle Eastern Studies Program, and the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies;
Smith College: Program for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Program in World Literature;
Mount Holyoke College: Department of English
Other: The Five College Lecture Fund; The Edwin C. Gentzler Translation Center; International Prize for Arabic Fiction; Interlink Publishing; Interlink Foundation.
