Name: Generations: What We Inherit
Start: 2024-05-11T12:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-11T13:45:00-04:00
Location: AIA New York | Center for Architecture

A conversation on generational differences and what we inherit.
About this Event

Generations: What We Inherit

This is a free event, but registration is required.

Wisdom, trauma, wealth, and traditions can all be inherited across generations: pieces of the familial pasts preserved and carried into a morphing present. Shifting societal norms create tension with these vestiges, and seismic historical events lead to profound cultural and familial changes over generations. Featuring acclaimed novelists Ayana Mathis (The Unsettled), Anne Enright (The Wren, The Wren), and moderator Asako Serizawa (Inheritors), this discussion will explore these generational complexities and the impacts of inheritance.

The 2024 PEN World Voices Festival, the 20th anniversary of the festival, will be a celebration of world literature and free expression. Over four days, over 100 writers from nearly 30 countries will be featured in engaging talks, panels, readings, and performances in New York City and greater Los Angeles.

Visit for more information about the entire festival, as well as PEN America.

ACCESSIBILITY:

AIA Center for Architecture is an ADA accesible venue. Tafel Hall is accesible via elevator.

ASL interpretation is available for this event by request only. Please reach out to our Box Office team at [email protected] by April 21st to request.

Please ask a Box Office Attendant or festival representative upon arrival for directions to accessible seating if preferred.

For further information on accessibility in this space, or to make a request, please contact [email protected]

COVID-19 2024 Festival Policy:

While not required, per public health official guidelines, the World Voices Festival recommends being fully vaccinated, and wearing masks in all public indoor settings as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19, as well as around crowds.

If you are feeling unwell, please do not come to the event. Reach out to [email protected] for assistance if you have already purchased a ticket.

We thank you for ensuring our speakers, guests and venue workers feel safe and comfortable at all World Voices Festival events. If you have questions or concerns please contact [email protected]