Brooklyn Voices Presents Teju Cole

June 08, 2017 BK

BROOKLYN, N.Y. –  The Department of Journalism and New Media Studies at SJC Brooklyn, in partnership with Greenlight Bookstore, is pleased to announce that it will welcome novelist Teju Cole to discuss his latest work, Blind Spot, in conversation with Ben Lerner on Wednesday June 14, at 7:30 p.m. in SJC Brooklyn’s Tuohy Hall Auditorium.

"A distinguished alum of the Brooklyn Voices lecture series, Teju Cole is one of the most compelling contemporary writers in the literary scene," said Barbara Garii, Ph.D., vice president of academic affairs, SJC Brooklyn. "I look forward to seeing how his unique voice transitions from the written word to a visual medium with his new book at the final event of this spring's Brooklyn Voices series."

From the shadow of a tree in upstate New York, to a hotel room in Switzerland, to a young stranger in the Congo, readers follow Teju Cole's inimitable artistic vision into the visual realm, as he continues to refine the voice and intellectual obsessions that have earned him such acclaim for his fiction and commentary. In more than 150 pairs of images and surprising, lyrical text, Cole explores his complex relationship to the visual world through his two great passions of writing and photography, creating a testament to the art of seeing by one of the most powerful and original voices in contemporary literature.

Tickets for this event are free and there will be an opportunity to purchase the book for 20 percent off and have it signed by Cole following the discussion. To RSVP, click here.  

For more information, contact Michael Banach at 718.940.5584 or [email protected].

About Brooklyn Voices
Created in collaboration with Greenlight Bookstore, the aim of the Brooklyn Voices series is to promote and enhance the creative vitality of our home neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill by providing local writers, artists, and intellectuals with a forum in which to discuss and present their works to our neighbors, patrons, and students. Through lectures, forums, performances, and public discussion, Brooklyn Voices seeks to make a meaningful contribution to the thriving intellectual culture of the neighborhood and ensure that our community remains a stimulating place in which to live, learn, and do business.

About St. Joseph’s College
St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility and service. Through SJC Brooklyn, SJC Long Island and SJC Online, the College offers degrees in more than 50 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs.