# Global Literature Online Book Group Archives A partnership of international study centers on Harvard's campus, this online reading series for k-12 educators will explore literature from five global regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Russia / Eurasia, the Middle East, and the Muslim world. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to discuss works of global literature with scholars and authors in live, online conversations. ![dsc_0138.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum8946/files/globalstudiesoutreach/files/dsc_0138.jpg) Please click below for past webinars. Download 14 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=20&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_category%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_region1%5D&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=presentation&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=20&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_category%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_region1%5D&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=presentation&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=20&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_category%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_region1%5D&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=presentation&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=20&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_category%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_region1%5D&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=presentation&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=20&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_category%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_region1%5D&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=presentation&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=20&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_category%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_region1%5D&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=presentation&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=20&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_category%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_region1%5D&&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%5B0%5D=presentation&additional_filters%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=IN&format=ris) ### 2015 [A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra ](/presentations/constellation-vital-phenomena-anthony-marra). 2015. [A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra ](/presentations/constellation-vital-phenomena-anthony-marra). 2015. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session was held on January 22nd, 2015. It featured the author, [Anthony Marra](http://creativewriting.stanford.edu/people/anthony-marra) and Russian journalist and Nieman Fellow [Irina Gordienko](http://nieman.harvard.edu/alumni/current-fellows/), and was sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic... ### 2014 [Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese ](/presentations/cutting-stone-abraham-verghese). 2014. [Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese ](/presentations/cutting-stone-abraham-verghese). 2014. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session, focusing on Cutting for Stone, was hosted on May 7th, 2014 by the Committee on African Studies. It featured Wendy Belcher, Assistant Professor in the Princeton University department of Comparative Literature. View a recording of the session... [Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo](/presentations/behind-beautiful-forevers-katherine-boo). 2014. [Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo](/presentations/behind-beautiful-forevers-katherine-boo). 2014. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session, focusing on Behind the Beautiful Forevers, was hosted on March 31st, 2014 by the Global Health Institute and South Asia Institute. It featured South Asian Studies Postdoctoral Fellow, Shankar Ramaswami. View a recording of the session here: [h](http://cmes.adobeconnect.com/p8q3y1ftta5/)... [Classroom Connections](/presentations/classroom-connections). 2014. [Classroom Connections](/presentations/classroom-connections). 2014. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session offered the opportunity for book group participants to think more deeply about connections between book group material and their classrooms. The session included a presentation by educator and long–time GLOBE participant Jen Dean. **View [a](http://youtu.be/ej0OKUBkHyA)...** [Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke](/presentations/dream-ding-village-yan-lianke). 2014. [Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke](/presentations/dream-ding-village-yan-lianke). 2014. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session, focusing on Dream of Ding Village, was hosted on February 5th, 2014 by the Asia Center. It featured Karen Thornber, Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University. View a... [Autumn Quail by Naguib Mahfouz](/presentations/autumn-quail-naguib-mahfouz). 2014. [Autumn Quail by Naguib Mahfouz](/presentations/autumn-quail-naguib-mahfouz). 2014. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session, focusing on Autumn Quail, was hosted in January 2014 by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. ***Note that this session was offered twice; the recording listed here was the first of two sessions.*** It featured CMES Arabic Preceptor and scholar... ### 2013 [Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia](/presentations/httplightboxtimecom20130627cuban-evolution-photographs-joakim). 2013. [Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia](/presentations/httplightboxtimecom20130627cuban-evolution-photographs-joakim). 2013. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session, focusing on Dreaming Cuban, was hosted on December 4th, 2013 by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. It featured Rainer Schultz, Fellow, DRCLAS Cuban Studies Program. View a [recording of the session](http://cmes.adobeconnect.com/p6de0u6qyty/).[ ](http://cmes.adobeconnect.com/p6de0u6qyty/) Accompanying Non... [The Dream Life of Sukhanov by Olga Grushin](/presentations/dream-life-sukhanov-olga-grushin). 2013. [The Dream Life of Sukhanov by Olga Grushin](/presentations/dream-life-sukhanov-olga-grushin). 2013. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session, focusing on The Dream Life of Sukhanov, was hosted on November 13, 2013 by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. It featured the novel's author, Olga Grushin. View a recording of the session here: The... [Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](/presentations/purple-hibiscus-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie). 2013. [Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](/presentations/purple-hibiscus-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie). 2013. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session on *Purple Hibiscus* by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was hosted by the Committee on African Studies on June 5, 2013. It featured Professor Akua Sarr of Boston College and Kristen Robinson, Ph.D. Candidate in Harvard's English Department. Book... [The Accompanist by Nina Berberova](/presentations/accompanist-nina-berberova). 2013. [The Accompanist by Nina Berberova](/presentations/accompanist-nina-berberova). 2013. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session on *The Accompanist* by Nina Berberova was hosted by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies on May 15, 2013. It featured a discussion with Professor Julie Buckler of Harvard's Slavic Languages and Literatures. Book description... [The Bamboo Grove: An Introduction to Sijo](/presentations/bamboo-grove-introduction-sijo). 2013. [The Bamboo Grove: An Introduction to Sijo](/presentations/bamboo-grove-introduction-sijo). 2013. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session on *The Bamboo Grove: An Introduction to Sijo* was hosted by the Asia Center on April 2, 2013. It featured Professor David McCann of Harvard's Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. The sijo is the most popular and most Korean of... [Kamikaze Girls by Novala Takemoto](/presentations/kamikaze-girls-novala-takemoto). 2013. [Kamikaze Girls by Novala Takemoto](/presentations/kamikaze-girls-novala-takemoto). 2013. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session on *Kamikaze Girls* by Novala Takemoto was hosted by the Reischeuer Institute for Japanese Studies on February 28, 2013. It featured Professor Tomiko Yoda of Harvard's Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. Book description: Life... ### 2012 [In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez](/presentations/time-butterflies-julia-alvarez). 2012. [In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez](/presentations/time-butterflies-julia-alvarez). 2012. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session on *In the Time of the Butterflies* by Julia Alvarez was hosted by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies on December 5, 2012. The program featured Julia Alvarez herself. Book description: It is November 25, 1960, and three... [Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb](/presentations/sweetness-belly-camilla-gibb). 2012. [Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb](/presentations/sweetness-belly-camilla-gibb). 2012. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This session, focusing on *Sweetness in the Belly* by Camilla Gibb, was hosted on October 15, 2012 by the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program. It featured both author Camilla Gibb and Professor William Granara of Harvard's Department of Near... ## Book Group Sessions 2015 [### Summer Workshops ](/summer-workshops) [### Teaching Water: Global Perspectives on a Resource in Crisis ](/teaching-water-global-/teaching-water-global-perspectives-resource-crisis-0ectives-resource-crisis-0) [### Contact Us ](/contact-us) [### The Impact of Water on World Health ](/impact-water-world-health-glaudine-mtshali) [### Who Controls Water? ](/who-controls-water) [### Water Security and the Mekong River ](/water-security-and-mekong-river) [### A Sea of Profit: Piracy, Fishing, and Protection in the Western Indian Ocean ](/sea-profit-piracy-fishing-and-protection-western-indian-ocean)