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In the Community article:
Rushdie Archive to Open
January 22, 2010
Source: Community Partnership Update/February 2010

Salman RushdieThe archive of celebrated author and Emory University Distinguished Writer in Residence Salman Rushdie will open to the public for the first time on Friday, Feb. 26, in Emory's Robert W. Woodruff Library. A multi-media exhibition, "A World Mapped by Stories: The Salman Rushdie Archive," will be on display in the Library's Schatten Gallery from Feb. 26 until Sept. 26.

As part of the opening celebration, Emory will host a symposium with Rushdie, author Christopher Hitchens and filmmaker Deepa Mehta titled, "The Only Subject is Love: Imagining Better Worlds," from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 in Emory's Schwartz Center. Rushdie, Hitchens and Mehta will discuss how the imagination helps to address the global challenges of our times. More information on the symposium and other events are available at www.emory.edu/rushdie.


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