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Roxane Gay: With One N

“When you can’t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example.” – Roxane Gay

Exeter UNESCO City of Literature and the University of Exeter are thrilled to announce that internationally acclaimed author Roxane Gay has added Exeter to her first ever live UK tour. Roxane Gay will be in conversation with Sharifa Hashem on Tuesday 14th March at the Forum Alumni Auditorium at the University of Exeter.

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Anna Cohn Orchard, Executive Director of Exeter City of Literature, says: “I’ve been lucky enough to see Dr. Roxane Gay speak at two events in the US and each time I have been blown away by the way she weaves together cultural and social commentary with heart, humour, and deep thought. She is one of the great writers and thinkers of our generation and I’m incredibly honoured to be bringing her to Exeter, a UNESCO City of Literature.”

Professor Adam Watt, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Exeter, says: “We are thrilled to welcome Roxane Gay. Right across our University, academics and students engage with questions of gender, class, race, and society, often through the lens of literature and culture. The opportunity to hear Roxane Gay’s incomparable take on these matters in person is a terrific prospect for our whole community.”


RENOWNED AUTHOR ROXANE GAY ADDS EXETER TO HER FIRST UK TOUR

“When you can’t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example.” – Roxane Gay

WHAT: Roxane Gay: With One ‘N’

WHEN: Tuesday 14th March at 7.30PM

WHERE: Forum Alumni Auditorium, University of Exeter

WHO: Exeter UNESCO City of Literature and the University of Exeter

 

Exeter UNESCO City of Literature and the University of Exeter are thrilled to announce that internationally acclaimed author Roxane Gay has added Exeter to her first ever live UK tour. Roxane Gay will be in conversation with Sharifa Hashem on Tuesday 14th March at the Forum Alumni Auditorium at the University of Exeter.

This exhilarating evening with Roxane Gay will be a reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. Widely considered the leading feminist voice of our time, Roxane will explore topics ranging from politics, patriarchy, Beyoncé, and reality television all in one sitting. With a deft eye on modern culture, she brilliantly critiques its ebb and flow with both wit and ferocity.

“I am so excited to visit Scotland for the first time and return to England visiting Liverpool, London, Bath, and Exeter. The past several years have been turbulent here in the United States and abroad in the U.K. (Trump! January 6th! Brexit! BoJo! Harry and Meghan!). We have a lot to talk about and I can’t wait to start that conversation with you.” – Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay’s work is commended globally and her collection of essays, Bad Feminist, has become a touchstone of modern feminism. In 2017, Roxane released her bestselling memoir, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, which was called “Luminous…intellectually rigorous and deeply moving” by the New York Times. Roxane was the first black woman to lead a Marvel title, writing a comic series in the Black Panther universe called World of Wakanda.

She also pens the “work friend” advice column for the New York Times, and in 2021 she began her own publishing imprint with Grove Atlantic, “Roxane Gay Books.” She has several books forthcoming including How to Be Heard, on writing advice and how to use your voice as well as The Year I Learned Everything, a YA novel. She is also at work on television and film projects including a film adaptation of Hunger and a television adaptation of her comic book The Banks.

FULL DETAILS

In Person Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/560461434237

Virtual Event Link: TBA

Cost: Pay what you can afford

Accessibility: This event will be BSL interpreted. The venue is wheelchair accessible and guide dog friendly.

Additional: Bookbag bookshop, Exeter’s only independent bookshop, will be selling books, including Roxane Gay’s, before the event begins.


For more information, please contact:

Exeter City of Literature - Liv Hooper, Exeter City of Literature Communities & Communications Associate | liv@exetercityofliterature.com

University of Exeter - Lotte Keetch, Senior Administrator for the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | HASS@exeter.ac.uk

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Roxane_GayPress_Release___2023.pdf (248K)

Location:

Alumni Auditorium