November 16, 2026 | 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Loyola Marymount University
Ahmanson Auditorium (UNH 1000)
About this Event
Join us for Loyola Marymount University's . Presented by the Office of the Provost, the Marymount Institute for Faith, Culture, and the Arts, and the Division of Student Affairs, the series brings distinguished scholars, artists, activists, writers, entrepreneurs, and creative leaders to LMU to engage, challenge, and inspire our community through meaningful dialogue.
The Global Conversations Series is pleased to welcome Jori Lewis, an award-winning journalist and author of Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History and A Natural History of the Spirits. Lewis will speak on November 16 from 4:00–5:30 p.m. in University Hall's Ahmanson Auditorium (UHall 1000) at Loyola Marymount University.
Seating is limited. Please register to reserve your spot.
About Jori Lewis
Jori Lewis writes narrative nonfiction that explores how people interact with their environments. Her reports and essays have been published in The Atlantic Magazine, Orion Magazine and The New York Review of Books, among others, and she is the editor in chief of Adi Magazine, a literary magazine of global politics.
Event venue & nearby stays
1 Loyola Marymount University Dr, 1 Loyola Marymount University Drive, Los Angeles, United States
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