Upcoming Events

Graduate Lunchtime Conversation with Zakiyyah Iman Jackson

Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 12:00 pm

Please join us for a Graduate lunchtime conversation with Zakiyyah Iman Jackson, author of Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World (NYU 2020).

Location: via Zoom

Audience: Graduate Students

Speaker(s):

Zakiyyah Iman Jackson

Assistant Professor of English, University of Southern California

Becoming Human: Book Talk and Discussion with Zakiyyah Iman Jackson

Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 4:30 pm

A Book Talk and Discussion of Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World (NYU 2020) with Zakiyyah Iman Jackson.

Location: via Zoom

Audience: Public / Open To All

Speaker(s):

Zakiyyah Iman Jackson

Assistant Professor of English, University of Southern California

Toni Morrison Lectures: Eddie S. Glaude, Jr & Jesmyn Ward

Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 6:00 pm

The Toni Morrison Lectures spotlight the transformative work of leading scholars, writers, public intellectuals, and artists. In honor of celebrated American author and Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, the lectures explore expansive literary work, intellectual curiosity, and the...

Location: via Zoom

Audience: Public / Open To All

Speaker(s):

Eddie S. Glaude Jr

Host

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of African American Studies

Jesmyn Ward

Guest Speaker

Professor and Award Winning Author