Talks
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UNCLE TOM’S IMPACT The New York Public Library and the Studio Museum in Harlem present “Uncle Tom’s Cabin Reconsidered,” a conversation about the literary merits of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel and its impact on the course of American history. Featured panelists include an editor of a newly published annotated edition of Ms. Stowe’s 1852 work, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and a cultural critic, Margo Jefferson. The director and chief curator of the Studio Museum, Thelma Golden, is moderator of the talk. Tonight, 7 p.m., NYPL, South Court Auditorium, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, 212-868-4444, $15 general, $10 library donors, students, and seniors.
REFLECTING ON AIDS AT 25 The New School presents “AIDS + 25: Remember, Recognize, Renew,” a program of public panels to address the impact of the virus during the last quarter century. “AIDS: Justice, and the Politics of Science and Health,” about the ongoing conflict and collaboration between government and health officials, is at 6 p.m. Featured panelists include a counselor at New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, Christopher Murray, and a founding member of the AIDS legislative Committee in Maryland, Dr. Liza Solomon. “Beyond Lament: The Literature of AIDS,” a discussion of how artistic contributions changed perceptions of the disease, follows. Featured panelists include poets Sapphire and Mark Doty, and choreographer Neil Greenberg. Friday, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., the New School, Theresa Lang Center, 55 W. 13th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-980-3942, $8.