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Carlos Reads Events at Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum

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Carlos Reads Fall 2021

Carlos Reads offers an opportunity to read and discuss great works of literature related to the museum's collections and exhibitions in an informal, small group setting, with distinguished members of the Emory faculty as guides. Selected books this fall feature Native American authors from across the United States.

Fee: $25 for Carlos Museum members; $40 for nonmembers, and includes the cost of the book. Space is limited, and registration is required by calling 404-727-6118.

Carlos Reads returns to in-person this fall. Masks will be required in accordance with Emory University's Visitor Policy

Events are from 7:30-9pm. See details @ CARLOS READS.

An American Sunrise, poems by Poet Laureate of the United States, Joy Harjo. Discussion with Mandy Suhr-Sytsma, Emory English Department. Sept. 13, 2021. 

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through, A Norton Anthology of Native American Poetry. Discussion with LeAnne Howe, UGA English Department, Oct. 4, 2021 

The Lumber Indians: An American Struggle, Melinda Maynor Lowery. discussion with the author, Emory History Department, Nov. 1 2021

The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich. Discussion with Channette Romero, UGA English Dept. Nov. 15, 2021

The Heartbreak of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present, by David Truer. Discussion with John Perry, Cherokee journalist with the AJC, Nov. 29, 2021 

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Discussion with Debra Vidali, Emory Anthropology, Dec. 6, 2021

 

Detailed events and information are listed in INAS Events.

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