Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Rushdie Lectures Atlanta
Salman Rushdie is commencing a four-week teaching gig at Emory this week and preparing to give a public lecture on Mughal art.
As reported by us earlier, Rushdie's archives are getting a permanent home at Emory, and he is also giving a graduate seminar. His 17 had to write essays to qualify for a spot in his class.
Rushdie will also give a public lecture on February 25 entitled "The Composite Artist". The subject is a cycle of paintings created by artists from all over India commissioned by Mughal emperor Akbar I.
The lecture is the 2007 installment of the ongoing Sheth lectures in Indian Studies created by the Atlanta businessman, writer and professor Jagdish Sheth.
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Just in case you haven't seen news of a similar vein, the Dalai Lama will also give a public lecture after being named a "distinguished professor" at Emory this year. I have not yet heard anything about the lecture topic, which should get its airing in October, although according to CNN he will also be participating in a series of other more specific (and perhaps likewise public?) events in and around Emory.
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