November 3, 2008

African-American studies presents its 24th annual symposium

The keynote address, which is free and open to the public, is at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center, Room 214. The title of the talk is "I Might Have Been Queen: Racial Identity Formation, Caribbean Epistemes, and the New Nations." Chancy is the author of "Spirit of Haiti," "The Loneliness of Angels" and "Fractured."

The keynote address is co-sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

The theme for this year's symposium, which is Nov. 5-8, is "(Re)Visioning the Black Caribbean: Spaces, Places and Voices." Information about sessions and registration is available at (765) 494-5680 or https://www.cla.purdue.edu/african-american/

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Source: Adrienne Carter-Sowell, conference organizer, (765) 494-5680, arcarter@purdue.edu

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