Port Cities Fiction & Diaspora

Global Port Cities Symposium
Uptown Campus
Lavin-Bernick Center
203 Stibbs

The Tulane Global Humanities Center will host its inaugural symposium on Tulane's campus on January 22-23, 2026.  The theme of the symposium is Global Port Cities. Dr. Arjun Appadurai will deliver the keynote address.

Professor and author Yuri Herrera will participate in this session with Myrian J.A. Chancy from Scripps College, where the two will discuss Port Cities Fiction and Diaspora. The conversation will be moderated by Professor Chelsea Stieber.

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