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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Reading and Q&A with Jamil Jan Kochai
DESCRIPTION:Login here (no pre-registration needed): http://tinyurl.com/ZellWriters25\n\nZell Visiting Writers Series readings and Q&As are free and open to the public and will be offered both virtually (via Zoom) and in person (in UMMA's Stern Auditorium). Seats are offered on a first come\, first served basis\; please arrive early to secure a spot.\n\nJamil Jan Kochai is the author of The Haunting of *Hajji Hotak and Other Stories*\, a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award and a winner of the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize and the 2023 Clark Fiction Prize. His debut novel *99 Nights in Logar* won John C. Zacharis First Book Award. Kochai was born in an Afghan refugee camp in Peshawar\, Pakistan\, but his family originally hails from Logar\, Afghanistan. His short stories have appeared in *The New Yorker*\, *Ploughshares*\, *The O. Henry Prize Stories*\, and *The Best American Short Stories*. Kochai was a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University\, a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University\, and a Truman Capote Fellow at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He teaches creative writing at Princeton University.\n\nFor any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs\, please email kimjulie@umich.edu--we are eager to help ensure this event is inclusive to you. The building\, event space\, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Diaper changing tables are available in nearby restrooms. Gender-inclusive restrooms are available on the second floor of the Museum\, accessible via the stairs\, or in nearby Hatcher Graduate Library (Floors 3\, 4\, 5\, and 6). The Hatcher Library also offers a reflection room (4th Floor South Stacks)\, and a lactation room (Room 13W\, an anteroom to the basement women's staff restroom\, or Room 108B\, an anteroom of the first floor women's restroom). ASL interpreters and CART services at in-person events are available upon request\; please email kimjulie@umich.edu at least two weeks prior to the event\, whenever possible\, to allow time to arrange services.\n\nU-M employees with a U-M parking permit may use the Church Street Parking Structure (525 Church St.\, Ann Arbor) or the Thompson Parking Structure (500 Thompson St.\, Ann Arbor). There is limited metered street parking on State Street and South University Avenue. The Forest Avenue Public Parking Structure (650 South Forest Ave.\, Ann Arbor) is five blocks away\, and the parking rate is $1.20 per hour. All of these options include parking spots for individuals with disabilities.
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CATEGORIES:Literati Bookstore,Graduate,Literary,Literature,Writing,Ann Arbor,Books,Contemporary Literature,Creative Writing,Culture,Fiction,Free
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Challenge your thinking and explore truth at this week’s big question—plus pizza—this Thursday.
DESCRIPTION:\nHi Friends\,\nWe’d love for you to join us for the next Ratio Christi meeting on Thursday\, Feb 26th\, from 6:00–7:00 PM!\nOur current series\, Challenge Your Thinking and Explore Truth\, features this week’s big question:: “Hasn't the church been historically associated with violence\, the Crusades\, and oppression?\nWe’ll be meeting at the Study Center (611 1/2 E. William St.\, Ann Arbor). It’s a safe and welcoming space to explore questions of religion and faith\, where all perspectives are valued in building thoughtful conversation.\nEveryone is welcome—plus\, there will be pizza while it lasts! 🍕\nIf you are interested in learning more about us\, you can join the Ratio Christi Maize page for updates and discussions: Ratio Christi Maize page. We're also active on Instagram: Ratio Christi Instagram page\n \nWe are excited to see you all soon and please feel free to reach out with any questions!\n\nSincerely\,\nRatio Christi Team 😊\n
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