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VIRTUAL EVENTS PACK INNIS 2020/21 CALENDAR
Launches, lectures, screenings, and celebrations!
On Sept. 21, 2020, author Jack Wang (BSc ’94 Innis) launched his acclaimed debut collection, We Two Alone. He was joined in a discussion of the stories by poet and novelist Gil Adamson (BA ’87).
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On Oct. 8, 2020, economist and author Jeff Rubin (BA ’77 Innis) presented his national bestseller, The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed by Globalization, with journalist and Quillette senior editor Jonathan Kay moderating the subsequent discussion.
On Nov. 24, 2020, in a Friends of Innis special event, “America in the Balance,” Jeremy Adelman (BA ’84 Innis), professor of history and director, Global History Lab, Princeton University; Jonathan Fried (BA ’74 Innis, LLB ’77), former Canadian ambassador to Japan and WTO; Carol Geffner (BA ’74 Innis), professor of governance and management, School of Public Policy, USC; and Rob Vipond (BA ’75 Innis, MA ’77), professor of political science and former director, Centre for the Study of the United States, U of T, contributed to a lively panel discussion on the 2020 US election.
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On Feb. 25, 2021, top criminal lawyer and bestselling author Robert Rotenberg (BA ’75 Innis) presented his latest book, Downfall, in conversation with fellow alumnus and writer/consultant David Israelson (BA ’88 Innis).
On Mar. 4, 2021, Innis College, New College, and the Writing & Rhetoric Program welcomed bestselling author Souvankham Thammavongsa (BA ’03) for a presentation of her 2020 Giller Prize-winning short-story collection, How to Pronounce Knife. Author Jack Wang (BSc ’94 Innis) led the discussion.
