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"Walking Together, Walking Alone: Timeless Models of Independence" featuring Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Thursday, January 18, 2024 7:30pm to 9pm
Thursday, January 18, 2024 7:30pm to 9pm
You and your guest(s) are cordially invited to the
INAUGURAL CARMEN R. AND
JOSEPH G. SCHNEIDLER LECTURE on ASIAN STUDIES
featuring
CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI
Thursday, January 18 from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Jonsson Performance Hall (JO 2.604)
Among the most admired Asian American writers of the 21st century, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston. Her novels and short stories address profound issues ranging from the experience of South Asian immigrants to India’s turbulent struggle for independence. She is known for portraying the challenge of balancing the desire for independence with societal obligations facing women – as in the charismatic women of her current novel Independence, and in her bold retellings of the foundational Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana from the perspective of Draupadi and Sita.
In partnership with:
Crow Museum of Asian Art of UTD
Harry W Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
Hobson Wildenthal Honors College at UTD
US India Chamber of Commerce DFW
Dallas Literary Society
Parking Structure 3 (PS3) will be the closest parking area to the JO building. 2830 Rutford Ave Richardson, TX 75080
The JO building is about a 5 minute walk southeast from PS3, and two Comet Cabs will be available from 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. to help those with physical disabilities or limitations (including wheelchair users) get to and from the venue.
Non-affiliated UTD visitors may download and print this parking permit to display on your dashboard when parking. The permit is valid for any orange outlined space on campus, as well as any gold or green space if all orange spaces are unavailable.
Jonsson Performance Hall (JO 2.604), JO 2.604
Jonsson Performance Hall is on the north mall inside Erik Jonsson Academic Center (JO) in room number JO 2.604.
Undergraduate Students, Faculty & Staff, Alumni, General Public, Graduate Students, International Students
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