April 15, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
Bernie Dallas Room (Goodell Hall, UMass)
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Join us for a celebration of Lebanese literature, music, and culture! Iman Humaydan and her translator, Michelle Hartman, will speak about Humaydan's award-winning book, Songs for Darkness. There will be refreshments and a performance by Laayali Music Ensemble

Wednesday, April 15, from 7-9 pm in the Bernie Dallas Room (Goodell Hall, UMass).

Sponsored by the UMass Program in Comparative Literature, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, English Department, Middle Eastern Studies Program, and Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; the Smith College Program for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and Program in World Literatures; and the Edwin C. Gentzler Translation Center.