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Event
Ken Corbett talks with Tony Kushner
Thursday, March 3, 7:30 PM
Ken Corbett presents A Murder Over a Girl: Justice, Gender, Junior High
In conversation with Tony Kushner
Tickets $10 (includes event admission; can be applied to book purchase)
Ken Corbett has written an account of the 2011 Oxnard, CA murder of 15-year-old Larry King, who was killed in school by a classmate just two weeks after he began to identify as transgender. The brutal murder begged the question: How this could happen? Ellen DeGeneres spoke out; Newsweek and The Advocate ran cover stories. Once again, a "normal boy" like Brandon had taken a gun into a school and killed another student in cold blood. But others, still, wondered: How could this not happen? In many ways this was a "perfect storm" of race, poverty, gun violence, and gender identity fueled by ignorance and fear. In A Murder Over A Girl, Corbett, a leading expert on gender and masculinity, details the case, and all the social issues still littering the American landscape eight years later. Tony Kushner calls the book "magnificent... Devastating and thrilling and profound and enraging." Corbett and Kushner speak about the book and the surrounding issues on stage at St. Joseph's College. Book signing to follow.
Each $10 ticket includes admission to the event. Price of admission may be applied to purchase of A Murder Over a Girl at the event (regularly $27, only $17 with ticket purchase).
Note: Advance tickets are for sale online until 3:30 PM on the day of the event. Additional admission tickets may be purchased at the door starting at 6:30 PM, while supplies last.
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LocationSt. Joseph's College, Tuohy Hall (View)
245 Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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