# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Small Talk’: A Workshop on Hanif Kureishi with Sita Balani & Ashwani Sharma
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: As part of the Small Talk series, join Sita Balani and Ashwani Sharma for the third workshop exploring the work of Hanif Kureishi.About this EventFor the third workshop in the ‘Small Talk: On the Corners of London & Paris’ event series, part of the 2026 Banister Fletcher Global Fellowship, we will discuss the work of Hanif Kureishi.Born in the London suburbs to a Pakistani father and English mother, throughout his career as a novelist, essayist, playwright and screenwriter, Hanif Kureishi has sought to use to the language and chatter of migrant populations to capture the way London ‘became a kind of inferno of pleasure and madness’ for them.It is these qualities that define his novels such as The Buddha of Suburbia (1990) and The Black Album (1995); his films My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) and London Kills Me (1991); his essays Dreaming and Scheming (2002); and his recent memoir Shattered (2024).Two guests will us help to illuminate the aesthetics and politics of the diasporic city in Kureishi’s vast body of work:Sita Balani is an academic, writer and activist whose work explores anti-racism, sexuality, feminism, education and colonial history.Ashwani Sharma is a writer and intellectual concerned with postcolonial cinema, art and music.The workshop will be held at Round Table Books in Brixton.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/small-talk’-a-workshop-on-hanif-kureishi-with-sita-balani-and-ashwani-sharma/100001982880485911
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, literary-art, entertainment
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## Event venue details

- **city**: London
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Round Table Books
- **lat**: 51.46238820000001
- **long**: -0.1119886
- **full address**: Round Table Books, Coldharbour Lane, London, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Small Talk’: A Workshop on Hanif Kureishi with Sita Balani & Ashwani Sharma being held?
  - **A:** Small Talk’: A Workshop on Hanif Kureishi with Sita Balani & Ashwani Sharma takes place on Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Round Table Books, Coldharbour Lane, London, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Small Talk’: A Workshop on Hanif Kureishi with Sita Balani & Ashwani Sharma?
  - **A:** Small Talk’: A Workshop on Hanif Kureishi with Sita Balani & Ashwani Sharma is organized by University of London Institute in Paris.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Small Talk’: A Workshop on Hanif Kureishi with Sita Balani & Ashwani Sharma is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in London, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Small Talk’: A Workshop on Hanif Kureishi with Sita Balani & Ashwani Sharma sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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