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RLL Black Histories Matter/Black Lives Matter Series: Bénédicte Boisseron, “Black Ecology in a Creole Context”

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Please register here: https://buffalo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvdO2srzMtHdMdKcBpHtP1XapU2p9Gfous. Bénédicte Boisseron is Professor of Afroamerican & African Studies at University of Michigan, specializing in the fields of black diaspora studies, francophone studies, and animal studies. She received an M.A. in English from Université Denis Diderot (Paris, France) and a Ph.D. in French and Francophone Studies from the University of Michigan. She […]

RLL Black Histories Matter/Black Lives Matter Series: Mario LaMothe, “Queer Collaborations: Practicing Co-Performative Witnessing in Haiti”

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Register at: https://buffalo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEldOuupjguHtPSal6kgVDFrTW_2CAbnWZi. The presentation revolves around Mario LaMothe’s ethnographic collaboration with queer Haitians and queer Haitian performance scholars who journey with their interlocutors through socio-politically charged endeavors. Teasing out the struggle, discomfort, and benefits that emerge from documenting activist responses to the national policing of same-sex desire, LaMothe previews how embodied and artistic testimonials are […]

RLL Black Histories Matter/Black Lives Matter Series: Malik Noël-Ferdinand, “The Epic of Matouba in Aimé Césaire’s ‘Mémorial de Louis Delgrès'”

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Malik Noël-Ferdinand​ Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, CRILLASH, Université des Antilles Click here to register for the Zoom session. In December 1958, Aimé Césaire published “Mémorial de Louis Delgrès” for the first time. Standing as one of Césaire’s most prominent works, the poem recalls the story of the Guadeloupeans who fought against Bonaparte’s army in […]

Zengierski Family Lectures in Spanish Literature & Culture: Noël Valis, “Lorca, Gay Icon”

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REGISTER NOW FIRST FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA LECTURE OF SPRING 2021: Noël Valis, Professor of Spanish, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Yale University, to present “Lorca, Gay Icon” Dr. Valis has recently finished Lorca After Life, a study of the poet-playwright’s meaning as a cultural icon and modern celebrity, now in press with Yale University Press. Her […]

Palah Light Lab Workshop: Eli Claire, “Brilliant Imperfection: Writing About Our Bodyminds”

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Facilitation: Eli Claire, UB Center for Diversity Innovation Distinguished Visiting Scholar https://www.buffalo.edu/diversity-innovation/distinguished-visiting-scholars/cohort.html) Description: Join queer trans disabled poet-activist Eli Clare for a writing workshop exploring the embodied brilliance and imperfection of who we are, particularly as trans/non-binary/gender non-conforming and/or queer people. Date/Time: March 5th, 2 PM EST. Workshop Date/Time: March 5th, 2 PM EST via Zoom […]

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[Virtual] Scholars@Hallwalls: Jordan Fox Besek, “W.E.B. Du Bois And Interdisciplinarity: How Du Bois Fused Natural Science Into His Political Projects”

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REGISTER NOW Throughout his life, W.E.B. Du Bois actively engaged the scientific racism infecting natural sciences and popular thought. Nevertheless, he also demonstrated a sophisticated and critical engagement with natural science. Debate remains, however, regarding exactly how and why Du Bois incorporated such natural scientific knowledge into his own thinking. In this presentation, Besek draws […]

PLASMA: Rebekah Rutkoff, “Lillian Schwartz: The Artist and the Computer”

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The Department of Media Study's PLASMA (Performances, Lectures, Screenings of Media Artists)​​ will feature a lecture by Rebekah Rutkoff entitled "Lillian Schwartz: The Artist and the Computer" on Zoom. The Meeting ID for the lecture series is 959 5554 2975. Email paigesar@buffalo with PLASMA2021 in the subject line for password.​ Rebekah Rutkoff is the author […]

Race, Blackness, and Romanticism: Dialogues | Lisa Lowe and Simon Gikandi

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Convened by Dr. Patricia A. Matthew, dialogues are scheduled for March 10th, March 24th, April 14th, and April 21st. Lisa Lowe and Simon Gikandi in dialogue about the archive, history, and contemporary art. Click here to register. Lisa Lowe received her B.A. in History from Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in Literature from University of […]

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