40th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Public Memorial Lecture

Please join the Department of African American Studies’ (AAS) 40^th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Public Memorial Lecture. This year’s lecture features renowned African American historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter, Professor Emeritus from Princeton University.

Dr. Painter’s talk entitled “An Evening with Dr. Nell Irvin Painter: African American History and Questions of Repair” will take place on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 7pm in Sims 219 and 331; and on Zoom via the registration link below.

Refreshments will be served before the lecture.

In a powerful and deeply insightful program hosted by African American Studies, Dr. Painter explores issues of racial and gender identity and how they have figured into the history of America and the West. Drawing from both her extensive scholarly studies and her more recent study of visual art, Dr. Painter examines different time periods, locations and individuals throughout Western civilization, bringing America’s rich cultural history to life on stage. Her informative and thought-provoking program urges audiences to look at history beyond the lines of difference and stereotype, sparking a discourse that continues well after she has left the stage. Dr. Ruffin moderates a question-and-answer session to follow.

If you have any questions, contact Dr. Herb Ruffin II at hruffin@syr.edu; or Mrs. Regina Cole at recole@syr.edu.

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