Inspired by 17th Century French Salons - intimate gatherings where people would come together to exchange literary and philosophical ideas under the roof of an educated host - Four Chambers Press will be hosting a night of literary conversation, community - and of course, drinking - with ASU Lecturer of English Rosemarie Dombrowski, PhD.
This month's topic:
Gender bias, sexuality and taboo.
Henry Miller, John Updike, and Charles Bukowski made it onto the Flavorwire list entitled “The Top 10 of Writing’s Filthiest Pervert Geniuses.” But A.M. Homes had her moment of controversy with The End of Alice and then fell off the map, Erica Jong has been dormant since Fear of Flying, and Anais Nin is 70 years dead. If we're so enamored with perverted men, why has so little changed with regard to women writing the sexually explicit and broaching taboos?
Meet us in The Reading Room inside The Rose Room at Valley Bar (Basement, 130 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004). To ensure a spot, please come early as space is limited and on a first come, first serve basis.
For more information go to http://fourchamberspress.com/getlit
We hope to see you there!
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