{"id":15178,"date":"2022-04-27T13:36:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T13:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsli.org\/?p=15178"},"modified":"2022-04-27T13:36:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T13:36:21","slug":"registration-open-for-uiuc-mortenson-center-program-incomprehension-workshop-presented-by-ann-morgan-online-tues-may-3-1000-1130-am-cdt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/registration-open-for-uiuc-mortenson-center-program-incomprehension-workshop-presented-by-ann-morgan-online-tues-may-3-1000-1130-am-cdt\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration Open for UIUC Mortenson Center Program “Incomprehension Workshop”, Presented by Ann Morgan (Online Tues., May 3, 10:00-11:30 AM CDT)"},"content":{"rendered":"

(via Dr.\u00a0Clara<\/span>\u00a0Chu<\/span>, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library)<\/p>\n

\u200bRegistration is open for the upcoming webinar “Incomprehension Workshop”. Sponsored by UIUC’s\u00a0Mortenson Center for International Library Programs\u00a0and presented by Ann Morgan, this\u00a0free<\/strong>\u00a0event will take place on\u00a0Tuesday, May 3, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT<\/strong>. Please see below for additional details, including the link to registration.<\/p>\n

Event Description:<\/strong>\u00a0This is an interactive online session exploring how embracing not knowing and focusing on the things we don’t understand in a text can enrich and broaden our relationship with reading, culture and ourselves. It draws on an approach to reading developed during Ann Morgan’s\u00a02012 quest to read a book from every country.<\/p>\n

Biography:<\/strong>\u00a0Ann Morgan is an author and editor based in Folkestone, UK. In 2012, she set herself the challenge of reading a book from every country in a year, recording her quest on the blog ayearofreadingtheworld.com. The project caught the imagination of readers around the globe, many of whom continue to correspond with her about books. In addition to widespread international media coverage, the quest led to a TED talk with more than 1.8 million views and the non-fiction book\u00a0Reading the World<\/em>. Nearly ten years after her original quest, Ann continues to blog, write and speak about international literature, as well as building a career as a novelist. Her debut novel,\u00a0Beside Myself<\/em>, has been translated into eight languages and optioned for TV. Her next novel,\u00a0Crossing Over<\/em>, was published as an Audible Exclusive in 2019. She is Literary Explorer in Residence of the Cheltenham Literature Festival for 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

To register, please go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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