Sylvia Arthur

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  • Talk: The enduring legacy of Ralph Ellison

    Talk: The enduring legacy of Ralph Ellison

    August 6, 2022 | 6:30 pm EST | Online I’m honoured to be giving a presentation on the enduring legacy of iconic African-American writer, Ralph Ellison (1913-1994) and his contemporary relevance/resonance at The Eighth Annual Ralph Ellison Foundation Gala on 6 August 2022 at 6.30 pm EST. The Gala, on the theme “Hope and Healing,”… Read more

  • “We’re all connected through literature”

    “We’re all connected through literature”

    “We’re all connected through literature; we’re all connected over generations through ancestry, through culture, through history, through so many things. I think when people come here, that’s what they take away most[ly], a feeling of connection beyond anything else. And if that’s what I’ve been able to do, then I’m happy with that for sure.“… Read more

  • Talk: Global Studies Summit at the Community College of Philadelphia

    Talk: Global Studies Summit at the Community College of Philadelphia

    June 14, 2022 | 2 pm GMT | Online“Archiving Global Black Lives” From the Community College of Philadelphia website With a focus on the upcoming Juneteenth celebration, the Black Studies program will be curating a virtual Juneteenth series focusing on art, culture and resistance within the African Diaspora. This series will provide participants with a more… Read more

  • Talk: Literaturhaus Zürich

    Talk: Literaturhaus Zürich

    April 28, 2022 | 10:15 am GMT / 12:15 pm CET | In Person | Venue: Debating Room (3rd floor), Literaturhaus Zürich, Limmatquai 62, 8001 Zürich | Language: The interview will be held in English. Gesa Schneider, Director of Literaturhaus Zürich, talks to Sylvia Arthur, who is visiting Switzerland from Accra (Ghana) in April and May… Read more

  • Talk: TEDx Ashesi University

    Talk: TEDx Ashesi University

    April 9, 2022 | 11:00 am GMT | In Person“The People’s Republic of Books” I’m looking forward to speaking at #TEDxAshesiUniversity on Saturday, 9 April and sharing some thoughts on the subversive power of books in disrupting notions of citizenship and nurturing transnational identities. If you’re interested in attending, you can find out more and… Read more

  • Pro Helvetia Research Trip Grant

    Pro Helvetia Research Trip Grant

    From the Pro Helvetia website Sylvia Arthur is the Founder of the Library Of Africa and The African Diaspora (LOATAD) in Accra, Ghana, a library, archive, and museum dedicated to collecting the work of African and Diaspora writers from the late 19th-century to the present day. During her research trip in Zurich, Switzerland from 14 April to… Read more