In Conversation: Masha Gessen and Samantha Bee

Sunday, May 7, 2017, 6 - 7:30pm

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Named for the former PEN president and fierce defender of the freedom of expression, the Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture is a defining event of the PEN World Voices Festival. This year’s lecture will be two-part: Russian and American journalist and author Masha Gessen will give a short lecture followed by a longer conversation with Samantha Bee, host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.

This is a ticketed event ($35) and is part of the 2017 PEN World Voices Festival.

Hosted by the Cooper Union Office of Continuing Education and Public Programs

Photo of Masha Gessen by Lee Towndrow.  Samantha Bee photo courtesy of TBS

Located in The Great Hall, in the Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues

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