This article argues that Giovanni’s Room can be read as James Baldwin’s response to European existentialist thought, particularly regarding their differing views of self-transformation and the pivotal ...

In the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. David is a young American expatriate who has just ...

Is ballet still relevant? In response to this question, Iyun Harrison, Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance, executive director of Ballet Ashani and the choreographer and director of the new ...

Quintessence Theatre will present a World Premiere adaptation of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room, running from May 28 to June 22, 2025. This adaptation, crafted by Benjamin Sprunger and Paul Oakley ...

Author and activist James Baldwin is known for the novels Go Tell It on the Mountain, If Beale Street Could Talk and Giovanni’s Room as well as the seminal essay collection Notes of a Native Son.

The legacy of activist and writer James Baldwin isn’t one that can be represented by any singular community. Born August 2, 1924, Baldwin was a prominent figure in the U.S. civil rights movement and ...

August marks a hundred years since the birth of one of America's greatest writers - James Baldwin, grandson of a slave, citizen of Harlem, Paris and the world. He wrote bold novels - "Go Tell It On ...