- 03 Feb 2012
A TASTE OF TURKISH TEA
Limited Parking. Utilizing public transportation is recommended Dinner and Refreshments Will Be Served
Middle East Institute and Turkish Cultural Centre
Presents
Abstract
Ms. Katharine Branning presented her book, “Yes, I would love another glass of tea” and discussed the motivations that led her to write it. She introduced the work of Lady Mary Montagu, the 18th century writer to whom she addressed her remarks, and how her inspiration continues to provide a valuable model for dialogue between nations and people.
About the Speakers
KATHARINE “KADRIYE” BRANNING, MLS, is Vice-President of the French Institute Alliance Francaise in New York City, where she serves as the Director of FIAF’s Library. For her work promoting the French language and culture through the creation of numerous libraries in both France and the United States, she was awarded the Ordre National du Mérite from the President of France in 2006, one of the nation’s highest honors. Ms. Branning is a graduate of the Ecole du Louvre in Paris, where she majored in Islamic arts, with a specialty in Islamic glass. As an independent researcher and glass artist, she has conducted annual field work relative to architecture and decorative arts in Turkey since 1978, which has served as the basis for her website, www.turkishhan.org, dedicated to promoting knowledge of Seljuk hans.
She is the author of a collection of essays on Turkey, published by Blue Dome Presse: “Yes, I would love another glass of tea”
