Susan Muaddi Darraj: Writing & Literature As Forms Of Care

Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/14/2024
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Location
City Of Asylum/Pittsburgh

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Award-winning Palestinian-American author and professor Susan Muaddi Darraj shares how writing is her form of caregiving and self-care.

In this moderated discussion, Susan Muaddi Darraj explains how a culture of care features into her career as a writer, mother, and activist. Susan has published several books from the perspective of Palestinian-American mothers living in the U.S., such as A Curious LandThe Inheritance of Exile and chapter book series Farah Rocks for 2nd-5th graders. Her new book, Behind You Is the Sea, is an exciting new novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian-American community in Baltimore.



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