JR, “Unframed—Ellis Island” (2014) http://www.jr-art.net
JR: “Ellis Island UNFRAMED,” (2014)
The Ellis Island UNFRAMED art installation by renowned street artist JR attempts to bring the memory of Ellis Island to life by recreating immigrant experiences in the abandoned Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital.
Kate Torgovnick May: “Gallery: Why the Stories of Ellis Island Matter Today,” in Ideas.TED.com (2015)
Columnist Kate Torgovnick May takes her readers on a photographic tour of the JR Ellis Island UNFRAMED art installation while explaining JR’s goal of showing how these Ellis Island immigrant stories are relevant today.
This small group discussion guide helps readers break down the main themes of the Amara Lakhous book Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio, some of which include character identity, racism, and ethnicity.
Claudia Esposito: “Literature is Language: An Interview With Amara Lakhous,” in Journal of Postcolonial Writing (2011)
In this transcript of an interview, Claudia Esposito, a professor of Literature at the University of Massachusetts Boston, talks to Algerian author Amara Lakhous about the importance of fictional writing and language in the global debate over national identity.
Damola Durosomo: “Read an Excerpt from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s New Book on How to Raise a Feminist,” in okayafrica (2017)
Columnist Damola Durosomo discusses the newest book from Nigerian author and Commonwealth Writer’s Prize winner Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie titled, Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions; Adichie’s newest book offers advice on how to raise a feminist daughter and is written in the form of a letter to her friend Ijeawele.
NPR: “How Do You Raise a Feminist Daughter? Chimamanda Adichie Has 15 Suggestions,” heard on All Things Considered (2017)
During this NPR interview, author Chimamanda Adichie discusses her newest book Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions and her opinions on feminism and how to raise young girls to be feminist