Monday, June 23, 2014 – 1:07pm
Bob Kapp is right that China has a “marvelous cultural repertoire,” that Americans should learn more about it, that Chinese culture is best learned through Chinese language, that Chinese-language programs in North America need more resources, and that it would be nice if China pitched in. Continue reading
Perry Link Commented the Confucius Institutes已关闭评论
Tagged Confucius Institutes, Perry Link
Tuesday 24 June 2014 9:12AMAnna Frey Taylor and Michael Cathcart
A smart phone next to an open book IMAGE: FROM GOODREADS TO AMAZON, THE INTERNET HAS DEMOCRATISED BOOK REVIEWING. (GETTY IMAGES/JILL FERRY PHOTOGRAPHY)
The past decade has seen a flourishing of amateur literary Continue reading
How Amazon and Goodreads are changing literary criticism已关闭评论
Posted in Culture
Tagged Amazon, Goodreads, Literary Criticism
Posted June 27th, 2014 by English PEN staff & filed under Campaigns.
Leading authors will gather at Downing Street today (Friday 27 June) to urge David Cameron to overturn restrictions on sending books and other essentials to prisoners Continue reading
Books for Prisoners: leading writers take campaign to Downing Street已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged Books for Prisoners campaign, David Cameron, English PEN
By CHRIS BUCKLEYJUNE 26, 2014
Ilham Tohti, a scholar and advocate for China’s beleaguered Uighurs. Credit Andy Wong/Associated Press
HONG KONG — Ilham Tohti, a prominent Uighur scholar charged with separatism after he repeatedly Continue reading
Uighur Scholar Will Fight Charges of Separatism in China, Lawyer Says已关闭评论
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Scholar, Uighur
By: Sarah Hoffman
PUBLISHED ON JUNE 25, 2014
Five years ago this past Monday, PEN received word from our sources inside China that Liu Xiaobo, who had been held under “residential surveillance” at an undisclosed location in Continue reading
China: What’s in a Law?已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, PEN International News, Support Liu Xiaobo
Tagged Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize, PEN
To mark the occasion, here are some awesome Ralph Steadman illustrations of Orwell’s anti-totalitarian Continue reading
Today, June 25, is George Orwell’s birthday!已关闭评论
Posted in Culture
Tagged 1984, Animal Farm, Big Brother, George Orwell
PUBLISHED ON JUNE 17, 2014
Karen Van Dyck
The PEN Ten is PEN America’s biweekly interview series curated by Lauren Cerand. This week Lauren talks to Lawrence Venuti, Continue reading
The PEN Ten with Lawrence Venuti已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged Lawrence Venuti, PEN America
POSTED BY JOHN CASSIDY
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It’s not so often these days that I write anything favorable about the Supreme Court. But here’s a quick shout-out to Wednesday’s ruling from the Justices, a unanimous one, Continue reading
THE SUPREME COURT GETS IT RIGHT ON CELL-PHONE PRIVACY已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
