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Join us for these free conversations with leaders in the worlds of fashion and publishing — reserve now! Tuesday, October 13 / 7:00 p.m. / Proshansky Auditorium Global Fashion, Women, and the Creative Industries: Reem Acra in Conversation with Valerie Steele World-renowned designer Reem Acra speaks with Valerie Steele of the Fashion Institute of Technology in a featured event of the conference Global Fashion Capitals. Originally from Beirut, Acra has dressed global style icons including Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé Knowles, and Jane Fonda. Her collections are carried by top retailers, such as Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue. Steele is the director of the Museum at FIT and editor of Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture. Moderated by Maria Ann Conelli, dean of the arts school at Brooklyn College. Presented with the Fashion Studies Program. Wednesday, October 7 / 7:00 p.m. / Proshansky Auditorium Rediscovering Harper Lee: Jonathan Burnham in Conversation with Joan Acocella and Tuzyline Allan Jonathan Burnham, senior vice president and publisher of HarperCollins, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the discovery and publication of Harper Lee’s novel Go Set a Watchman. Written in the 1950s, before the classic To Kill a Mockingbird, it is set 20 years later and features many of the same characters. Joan Acocella, writer and New Yorker book critic, and Tuzyline Allan, professor of English at Baruch College, join Burnham to discuss this historic literary event and Lee's continuing importance in American culture and literature. Presented with the Center for the Humanities. EVENTS ARE FREE, AND RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. LATER THIS MONTH: Friday, October 16 / 7:30 p.m. / Elebash Recital Hall Music in 21st-Century Society: Roger Scruton: Walking Among Noise Featuring Greil Marcus Philosopher Roger Scruton gives the 2015 Lloyd Old and Constance Old Lecture, followed by a discussion with critic and author Greil Marcus, with a musical interlude byPerspectives Ensemble Members. Tuesday, October 20 / 7:00 p.m. / Dining Commons Conversations in the Commons with Peter Beinart: Understanding Election 2016 Peter Beinart, prominent journalist and GC faculty member, hosts Joy-Ann Reid, national correspondent for MSNBC, and Reihan Salam, executive editor of the National Review.   Monday, October 26 / 7:00 p.m. / Dining Commons Reimagining the Mainstream: A Celebration of 2015 Pulitzer Prize-Winner Gregory Pardlo An evening of readings and a conversation on diversifying literary culture, featuring poets Gregory Pardlo (Pulitzer Prize-winner and GC doctoral student), Saeed Jones,Willie Perdomo, and Cate Marvin. Moderated by GC English professor Robert Reid-Pharr. For news and updates, please follow us on social media:    THE GRADUATE CENTER | 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street) Support the Graduate Center Graduate Center Home | More Graduate Center Events Email Preferences | Privacy Policy