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Sept. 23: DISSIDENCE: Exiled writers on resistance and risk
City of Asylum writers in residence in Ithaca, Pittsburgh, and Detroit will share their experiences in “DISSIDENCE: Exiled Writers on Resistance and Risk” on Friday, September 23, 7 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Arts. Timed for Banned Books Week, the event also celebrates ICOA’s 20th birthday.
Read MoreThe Forbidden Future: ICOA presents panel at Spring Writes festival
Russian dissident poet, novelist, and satirist Dmitry Bykov says societies need writers to help them imagine the future, but “the future is the most forbidden topic in my country.” On May 13, he joined Mark Lipovetsky, director of graduate studies at Columbia University’s Department of Slavic Languages, for a wide-ranging discussion on “The Forbidden Future: Literature and Journalism in Today’s Russia.” Barbara Adams moderated.
Read MoreFor dissident writer, the fight for Russia’s future is personal
In a profile in the Cornell Chronicle, Dmitry Bykov describes his interests and goals and discusses the personal and professional challenges he has faced as a prominent critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Read MoreICOA welcomes artist-in-residence Dmitry Bykov
Ithaca City of Asylum (ICOA) is pleased to welcome Russian poet, satirist, literary critic, novelist, and media personality Dmitry Bykov as its eighth artist-in-residence. Bykov is one of Russia’s best-known public intellectuals and an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. He is based at Cornell’s Institute for European Studies and supported by a fellowship from the Open Society University Network.
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