James Baldwin’s essay recounts his brief imprisonment in late 1940s Paris, exploring institutional systems, race, and being American in Europe.
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“The very word ‘institutions,’ from my side of the ocean, where, it seemed to me, we suffered so cruelly from the lack of them, had a pleasant ring, as of safety and order and common sense; one had to come into contact with these institutions in order to understand that they were also outmoded, exasperating, completely impersonal, and very often cruel.” – James Baldwin, ‘Equal in Paris’ |
Text: James Baldwin, ‘Equal in Paris’ (1955) (PDF)
Time and Place:
- 13:00-14:00
- Wed 16 Oct 2019
- Arts 439 (Shackleton Room, 4th floor of the Arts building)
Please contact d.butchard@bham.ac.uk if you have any difficulty accessing the readings. You may need a Birmingham ID and password to download PDFs.
About the Postgraduate Seminar:
This is an informal weekly reading group within the Department of English Literature. There will be tea, coffee and biscuits and you are very welcome.