Presentation
Time:
Presentation by Frank B. Wilderson III, UC Irvine
Date:
7:30 pm –
8:35 pm
Nebraska Union
Room: Swanson Auditorium
1400 R St
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: NU
Contact:
Kaleigh Zollman, upcmarketing@unl.edu
Frank B. Wilderson III is an award-winning writer, poet, scholar, activist and emerging filmmaker. Wilderson is professor and chair of African American Studies, and a core faculty member of the Culture & Theory Ph.D. Program at UC Irvine.
Wilderson’s work is revolutionary in the realm of critical theory, Afro-pessimism, and intersections of race and social justice, and his interdisciplinary work discusses the importance of understanding anti-Black violence and racism. Wilderson continues to shape the understanding of race, trauma, and liberation, making him a pivotal figure in contemporary critical thought.
He is the author of Afropessimism (Liveright Press, 2020), which was long-listed for the National Book Award; Red, White, & Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms (Duke UP, 2010); and Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid (Duke UP, 2015), winner of the American Book Award and The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award.
On this one special night, Frank B. Wilderson, III will appear in person at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to speak during a 45-minute lecture on his experience as an emerging filmmaker, writer, and activist in the advancement of Afro-pessimism.
This event is FREE for UNL students, faculty, and staff with an Event Pass and OPEN to the Public.
ARRIVE EARLY. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Wilderson’s work is revolutionary in the realm of critical theory, Afro-pessimism, and intersections of race and social justice, and his interdisciplinary work discusses the importance of understanding anti-Black violence and racism. Wilderson continues to shape the understanding of race, trauma, and liberation, making him a pivotal figure in contemporary critical thought.
He is the author of Afropessimism (Liveright Press, 2020), which was long-listed for the National Book Award; Red, White, & Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms (Duke UP, 2010); and Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid (Duke UP, 2015), winner of the American Book Award and The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award.
On this one special night, Frank B. Wilderson, III will appear in person at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to speak during a 45-minute lecture on his experience as an emerging filmmaker, writer, and activist in the advancement of Afro-pessimism.
This event is FREE for UNL students, faculty, and staff with an Event Pass and OPEN to the Public.
ARRIVE EARLY. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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