James Baldwin and Britain

‘James Baldwin Centenary’

James Baldwin centenary celebration at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.


11 Aug 2024 19:00 — 20:00
Edinburgh Futures Institute

  • Join us to celebrate of the life and legacy of American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin: one of the 20th century’s most important voices on race, class, and sexuality. Chitra Ramaswamy, Caleb FemiColin Grant and Andrés N. Ordorica read from the late author’s work and discuss the ways Baldwin’s writing still speaks so powerfully to our current times. Chaired by Yassmin Abdel-Magied.