SwatTalks
SwatTalks is an Alumni Council program that brings the talent and expertise of Swarthmore alumni, faculty, and staff to the greater College community through free, virtual seminars. Each SwatTalk lasts one hour and is available through Zoom. SwatTalk sessions will be recorded as permitted by the presenters.
Upcoming SwatTalks:
“Mothers & Sons: Family and Politics in Contemporary Fiction” with Adam Haslett ’92
Adam Haslett ’92 is one of America’s most acclaimed fiction writers. His novels and short stories — about grief and mental illness, military hubris and financial ruin — have twice been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and have won the Los Angeles Time Book Award and the Lambda Literary Award. His new novel, Mothers & Sons — which was hailed by Publishers Weekly for “match[ing] the heights of Haslett’s best work” — is about family dynamics but also about gay identity, America’s immigration system, and the use of work to avoid the self. Please join Adam for a conversation with emeritus English professor Philip Weinstein, author of the forthcoming memoir, Time’s Bounty, on all these subjects, as well as novel writing and the role of reading in the writer’s life.
Registration Coming Soon
Watch Recordings of Past SwatTalks
- Explore the full catalog of recorded SwatTalks.
- Watch recordings from the 2020–21 Racial Justice SwatTalks series.
- Looking for something shorter? Check out SwatTalk Shorts.
Accommodations & Questions
If you require accommodations to participate in this webinar, please contact alumni@swarthmore.edu at least 24 hours in advance for assistance.
If webinars are permitted to be recorded, they will be made available on the SwatTalks recordings page at a later time.
If you have any technical difficulties with Zoom, please contact help@swarthmore.edu.
Speaker Recommendations
To suggest a future panelist, please email us at swattalk@swarthmore.edu.
