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Thursday, January 05, 2017 - 10:00 AM
to Sunday, January 08, 2017 - 2:30 PM
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM See all dates and Times
http://www.mla.org
The public is invited to 13 free events at the 132nd annual Modern Language Association Convention—the world’s largest gathering of humanities scholars, taking place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, PA, January 5-8. They include sessions featuring the MLA Awards Ceremony, where actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith will receive the Phyllis Franklin Award for Public Advocacy of the Humanities (1/7, 8:15pm - Marriott); a Creative Conversation with the Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison (1/6, 1:45pm – Convention Ctr.); and a session entitled “We Can’t Stop Talking About Elena Ferrante (1/5, 1:45pm - Marriott). For more information visit: https://apps.mla.org/public_sessions or call 646-576-5029.