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Feb
12
2020

Screening of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

When: Wednesday, February 12, 2020
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM CT

Where: Norris University Center, McCormick Auditorium, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Nancy Cunniff   (847) 467-2294

Group: One Book One Northwestern

Category: Lectures & Meetings

Description:

Join us for a screening of "The Pieces I Am," a documentary on author Toni Morrison. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Miriam Petty & Dr. Justin Mann.

Dr. Miriam Petty is an Associate Professor of Radio/Television/Film in the School of Communication. Petty writes and teaches about race, stardom, performance, reception, adaptation, and genre and is especially interested in the history of African American representation in Hollywood film.

Dr. Justin Mann is an Assistant Professor of English in Weinberg. Mann has research and teaching interests in African American literature, speculative fiction, black feminist theory and queer of color critique, and security studies.

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