Kayo Chingonyi (CRF 2021) has been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot prize for his collection of poetry, “A Blood Condition.” The prize shortlist celebrates “ten books that sound clear and compelling voices of the moment.” The collection,...
In response to Abdulrazak Gurnah having been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, Brittle Paper asked African writers to reflect on the significance of this year’s award. Gurnah is the first Black African writer to receive the prize since Wole Soyinka in...
An opinion essay by Sara Novic (CRF 2017) entitled “Don’t Fear a Deafer Planet” was recently published by the New York Times. Novic cites a 2021 report by the World Health Organization which predicts that by 2050, “unless measures like...
Please join us for the viewing of a documentary featuring composer Kamilya Jubran (CRF 2021). Telling Strings shows the intense interplay of music and politics in Palestine, in one of the world’s most politically explosive regions. With Kamilya Jubran,...
Here, not Here, Shimon Attie’s (CRF 2010) first comprehensive survey exhibition on the West Coast, is on view through October 30 at Catharine Clark Gallery. Encompassing projects from 1993 to the present, Attie’s presentation raises critical questions about...
