The Abrahamic fanfictions: 3 great writers vs. fear the mind-killer
Date
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 12:15
Location
Lab 4, E48
Description
Stories of the great fanfictions on the 3 Abrahamic religions, their writers, their collisions with the anti-intellectual atmospheres of the day, the role of fear, and the uncanny inflammability of manuscripts.
Mikhail Bulgakov, author of Christianity fanfiction "The Master and Margarita";
Salman Rushdie, author of Islam fanfiction "The Satanic Verses";
Scott Alexander, author of Judaism fanfiction "Unsong".
Speaker: Yasha Neiman.
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