Start Date: | 5/1/2014 | Start Time: | 6:00 PM |
End Date: | 5/1/2014 | End Time: | 8:30 PM |
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Event Description
Join us for a dynamic gathering of the minds on today’s hot topics – Black women, beauty, bodies, and Blackness – all through the lens of Beyoncé. This interactive discussion will include a viewing of Beyoncé’s visual album and feature a distinguished panel of leading Black women scholars/thinkers, including:
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Joan Morgan, cultural critic; author of "When Chickenheads Come Home to Roots"
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Yaba Blay, PhD, co-director of Africana studies at Drexel University; author of "(1)ne Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race"
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Brittney Cooper, PhD, assistant professor of women's and gender studies and Africana studies at Rutgers University; co-founder of the Crunk Feminist Collective
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Esther Armah, journalist, playwright and MSNBC political commentator
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Dr. Kaila Story, associate professor, women's and gender studies / Pan-African studies; Audre Lorde Chair in race, class, gender, and sexuality studies at University of Louisville
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Treva Lindsey, PhD, assistant professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at the Ohio State University.
This is event is hosted by Africana Studies and co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Women’s Studies program and Drexel University Media Studies Group (DUMSG). |
Contact Information: Name: Jacqueline Rios Phone: 215.895.6910 Email: jsr62@drexel.edu |
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Location: Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Research Center, 3140 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
Audience: AlumniInternational StudentsLGBTQAParents & FamiliesCurrent StudentsFacultyProspective StudentsPublicStaffGraduate Students |
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