Africana Faculty Book Talks

ASI Book Talks are collaborative events that bring together core and affiliate faculty from Africana Studies and the home department of a joint appointment, as well as undergraduate majors and minors in respective research areas, for an intellectual book discussion on a monthly basis during the semester.

                                                              2024 ASI Faculty Book Talks

February Talks

The Many Resurrections of Henry Box Brown

Dr. Martha Cutter, Professor of Africana Studies and English

Tales from DuBois: The Queer Intimacy of Cross-Caste Romance

Dr. Erika Williams, Associate Professor of Africana Studies and English

 

Book cover of "Tales from Du Bois" by Erika Renée Williams featuring ornate border design and an artistic, abstract background with muted tones, along with the text "The Queer Intimacy of a Cross-Caste Romance" under the title.

Co-sponsored with the Department of English

February 14th, 2024, 2:00pm-3:15pm in Austin 217/The Stern Room

March Talk

Migrants Who Care: West Africans Working and Building Lives in U.S. Health Care

Dr. Fumilayo Showers, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Sociology

 

Co-sponsored with the Department of Sociology

March 27th, 2024, 4pm in the CLAS 1947 Room in the Homer Babbidge Library

 

Professor Dexter Gabriel in a blue blazer and checkered shirt giving a presentation, pointing towards a screen. The room has green walls, and a focused, professional atmosphere.A group of six people sitting at a table attentively listening during a meeting. Several have notebooks, and the atmosphere is focused and engaged.Professor Dexter Gabriel gives a presentation, silhouetted against a projected, colorful cartoon titled "Slave Emancipation." The room is dimly lit, creating a serious tone.A man in a suit speaks at a lectern with a computer and microphones. He gestures to an audience seated in a conference room, conveying a professional tone.Attendees from 2/14 faculty book talk.Dr. Simien speaking at the 2/14 Africana Book TalkMartha Cutter speaking at the 2/14 Faculty Book TalkErika Williams at the 2/14 Africana Book Talk

April  Talks

America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of Confederacy

Dr. Jeffery Ogbar, Professor of Africana Studies and History

A book cover entitled "america's black capital" featuring a historical photograph of african americans with the subtitle "how african americans remade atlanta in the shadow of the confederacy" by jeffrey o. g. ogbar.

Jubilee's Experiment: The British West Indies and American Abolitionism

Dr. Dexter Gabriel, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and History

Book cover of 'jubilee's experiment: the british west indies and american abolitionism' by dexter j. gabriel, featuring a historical illustration of people around an obelisk

Co-sponsored with the Department of History

April 17, 2024, 2:00pm-3:15pm in Oak 408