Guest Lecture: Her Stories: Women's Autobiographies in Hindi

Join the Asian Studies program in welcoming Monika Browarczyk, Professor of Hindi language and literature at Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM) in Poznan, Poland and this year she is a Fulbright Scholar at UT Austin, who will be giving a public lecture on her research regarding womens’ life writings in Hindi in post-colonial India.

Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Location: Addlestone Library, Room 227

Time: 2pm

*free and open to the public

Guest Lecture: Her Stories: Women’s Autobiographies in Hindi

Join the Asian Studies program in welcoming Monika Browarczyk, Professor of Hindi language and literature at Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM) in Poznan, Poland and this year she is a Fulbright Scholar at UT Austin, who will be giving a public lecture on her research regarding womens’ life writings in Hindi in post-colonial India.

Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Location: Addlestone Library, Room 227

Time: 2pm

*free and open to the public

Dart After Dark Book Discussion Series 2013

Dart After Dark Book Discussions:
We are excited to announce the continuance of this Book Discussion Series into 2013. Book discussions will be held on the third Thursday of every month at the Dart Library.
This series was made possible through a generous grant from the National Council of Black Studies.

The Book List for 2013 includes:
January 17:The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
March 21: Perfect Peace by Daniel Black
May 16: Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny by Hill Harper
July 18: Falling into Grace by Michelle Stimpson
September 19: Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-Perry
November 21: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Dart After Dark Book Discussion Series 2013

Dart After Dark Book Discussions:
We are excited to announce the continuance of this Book Discussion Series into 2013. Book discussions will be held on the third Thursday of every month at the Dart Library.
This series was made possible through a generous grant from the National Council of Black Studies.

The Book List for 2013 includes:
January 17:The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
March 21: Perfect Peace by Daniel Black
May 16: Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny by Hill Harper
July 18: Falling into Grace by Michelle Stimpson
September 19: Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-Perry
November 21: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Remembering the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

Dear All,

 So the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation came and went, with Watchnight services all over town and a very jovial Emancipation Day parade on New Year’s Day. Mayor Joe Riley made a proclamation on behalf of the Emancipation Proclamation Association, and President Obama made a proclamation on the occasion of the anniversary, too (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/12/31/presidential-proclamation-150th-anniversary-emancipation-proclamation). The Post and Courier published a piece by Kirkpatrick Sale on New Year’s Day blaming the EP for racial discord, followed by  a piece just yesterday by our own Dr Bernard Powers arguing that January 1st be made into a national holiday. Plainly there will be plenty to talk about over the coming months on the EP score.

 As there will be on the desegregation score, too: later this month sees the 50th anniversary of the official desegregation of Clemson University, when Harvey Gantt—Charlestonian, graduate of Burke High School—became the first African-American student to enroll at Clemson.

With best wishes for a wonderful 2013. Jubilate!

 Simon

Simon Lewis
Professor of English
http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=LEWISS06
Director—African Studies Program

Associate Director–Program in the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (http://www.cofc.edu/atlanticworld)

Dart After Dark Book Discussion Series 2013

Dart After Dark Book Discussions:
We are excited to announce the continuance of this Book Discussion Series into 2013. Book discussions will be held on the third Thursday of every month at the Dart Library.
This series was made possible through a generous grant from the National Council of Black Studies.

The Book List for 2013 includes:
January 17:The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
March 21: Perfect Peace by Daniel Black
May 16: Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny by Hill Harper
July 18: Falling into Grace by Michelle Stimpson
September 19: Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-Perry
November 21: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz