Writing in Displacement
Focus on Sri Lankan Writers
Schedule
April 4th 2025, Foster Auditorium, Penn State
11.00-11.10am: Welcome & introductions: Suresh Canagarajah
11.10-12.30: Reading Session 1
Chair: Elizabeth Kadetsky
Readings by V. V. Ganeshananthan and Cheran Rudramoorthy
12.30-1.45: Lunch in Dewey Room
Ground Floor, Pattee Library
1.45-3.00: Panel Discussion
Chair: Tina Chen
Panel: All four authors will share their thoughts in conversation with the chair and the audience
3.00-3.30: Tea/coffee break
3.30-4.45: Reading Session 2:
Chair: Elizabeth Kadetsky
Readings by Indran Amirthanayagam and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha