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On Confronting Silence

Co-presented by BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York
With Masha Gessen and Aja Monet
In conversation with Amanda Foreman
In conjunction with Measure for Measure

“Who will believe thee?” In Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Isabel threatens to reveal the sexual advances of Angelo, who sits in control of both the government and her brother’s life. Journalist Masha Gessen, poet Aja Monet, and historian Linda Gordon discuss the truth of women’s lived experiences in the public sphere. What happens when power is used to silence and undermine truth?











When: Sat., Oct. 20, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Where: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
30 Lafayette Ave.
718-636-4100
Price: General Admission $15; Members $7.25
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Co-presented by BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York
With Masha Gessen and Aja Monet
In conversation with Amanda Foreman
In conjunction with Measure for Measure

“Who will believe thee?” In Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Isabel threatens to reveal the sexual advances of Angelo, who sits in control of both the government and her brother’s life. Journalist Masha Gessen, poet Aja Monet, and historian Linda Gordon discuss the truth of women’s lived experiences in the public sphere. What happens when power is used to silence and undermine truth?

Buy tickets/get more info now