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DESA is proud to announce its first Symposium, supported by Lions Club Sliema. 'Publishing Perspectives' is a unique event, bringing together local established journalists, novelists, poets, editors and new media experts for a morning of insightful talks and discussion on the industry.Visit the Events page for more information.
August 9 2010
As part of the 'Evenings on Campus' summer cultural festival, the DESA executive board met with acclaimed novelist Simon Mawer (author of the 'The Glass Room) during a reading and discussion event
May 23 2010
in collaboration with the US Embassy
On Wednesday 26 May at 19.00, the award-winning poet Peter Campion will be reading from a selection of his work at the KSU Melita Common Room on Campus.
Peter Campion has held a George Starbuck Lectureship at Boston University, as well as a Wallace Stegner Fellowship and Jones Lecturership at Stanford University. He is the author of two collections of poetry, Other People (University of Chicago, 2005) and The Lions (University of Chicago, 2009). He is also Editor-in-Chief of Literary Imagination: the Review of the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics, which is published by Oxford University Press. His poetry and prose have appeared in The Boston Globe, Modern Painters, Parnassus, Poetry, Poetry Northwest, Tikkun, The Yale Review and elsewhere. His monograph on the painter Joseph McNamara was published by The Seven Bridges Foundation, and his catalog essay on the painter Terry St. John was published by the Hackett-Freedman Gallery.
The visit of Peter Campion, who is currently resident at the American Academy in Rome, has been facilitated by the gracious sponsorship of the US Embassy in Malta.
We hope to see you there!
29 April 2010
Events
The DESA POP CULTURE SERIES are a number of informal academic events being planned for 2010
where elements from music, film, theatre, urban art, digital, anime/manga and much more will be
brought together with intelligent and current critical thought.
In order to better reflect the variety inherent to popular culture, we are letting you suggest what our
next event in the series should be about. Based on the suggestions we received on our email and
on our Facebook Page, we have compiled the most popular requests. Please use the poll below
to choose your favourite option.
(Note: if you choose 'Other', please email us your idea at info@desa.org.mt)
Check out the photos from the first event in the series here
Update (July 2010):
Voting has been closed, with Tim Burton emerging as the favourite. The next event will therefore feature an overview and screening of this director's films. More information will be published in September.