Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode, Egana Djabbarova discusses her book My Dreadful Body with New York Times columnist and Director of Hofstra's Institute for Public Humanities and the Arts, Rhonda Garelick. This debut novel explores a young woman's coming of age in a traditional Azerbaijani community in Russia, grappling with the weight of Muslim patriarchal norms and a debilitating neurological condition. This event was presented by the School of Art & Design History & Theory at Parsons School of Design as a part of The New School for Social Research Festival of Ideas.
Learn more about the School of Art & Design History & Theory: https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/art-design-history-theory-school/
Learn more about Parsons School of Design: https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/
Learn more about The New School for Social Research: https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/
In this episode, Egana Djabbarova discusses her book My Dreadful Body with New York Times columnist and Director of Hofstra's Institute for Public Humanities and the Arts, Rhonda Garelick. This debut novel explores a young woman's coming of age in a traditional Azerbaijani community in Russia, grappling with the weight of Muslim patriarchal norms and a debilitating neurological condition. This event was presented by the School of Art & Design History & Theory at Parsons School of Design as a part of The New School for Social Research Festival of Ideas.
Learn more about the School of Art & Design History & Theory: https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/art-design-history-theory-school/
Learn more about Parsons School of Design: https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/
Learn more about The New School for Social Research: https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/
