Anne Anlin Cheng Book Talk

Anne Anlin Cheng is Professor of English, and affiliated faculty in the Program in American Studies, the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the Committee on Film Studies, at Princeton.She is the author of three books: : The Melancholy of Race: Psychoanalysis, Assimilation, and Hidden Grief; Second Skin: Josephine Baker and the Modern Surface, which won Honorable Mention for Best Book from the Modernist Studies Association; and, most recently, Ornamentalism, which served as an impetus for the Metropolitan Museum’s upcoming show on Chinoiserie, opening in 2025. Anne will be talking at E. Shaver Books Starland about her latest release Ordinary Disasters.

This event will take place at our Starland location at 1921 Bull st. Beverages will be available for sale at the bar. Paid for tickets include a copy of the book, more books will also be there for purchase. Only books bought from E. Shaver will be signed at this event.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

1921 Bull St, 1921 Bull Street, Savannah, United States