A Manual Against Censorship: Giannina Braschi Reads Putinoika

Giannina Braschi reads from her fourth novel, Putinoika, a meditation on how the poet’s language is already equipped to respond to catastrophe—and transform it—through mouthfuls of humorous and sublime wordplay, into a manual against censorship.

This episode was made with the support of the Arts Fund of the Brooklyn Arts Council, Poets&Writers, and The New York State Council of the Arts.

At Pratt Institute, it also received the support of the Department of Humanities & Media Studies, the Creative Writing Program, The School of Arts, and The School of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Special thanks to Gina Marchetti, Joshua Tan, Jorge Oliver, and Peter West. Special thanks to Tess O'Dwyer for her continuous support.