MEDIA CONTACTS: Stacia Smith 561-297-2971, ssmith@fau.edu or
Polly Burks 561-297-2595, pburks@fau.edu
FAU Commemorates Black History Month
with Lectures, Presentations and Symposiums
BOCA RATON, FL (January 20, 2005) - Florida Atlantic University's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will celebrate Black History Month with a series of lectures and symposia organized by the special assistant to the dean for diversity initiatives:
Wednesday, February 2, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "Hip-Hop, Where Did You Come From? Dancing Back Through the Middle
Passage" by Clarence Brooks, Department of Theatre, FAU's School of the Arts
University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Information: 561-297-3920
Free
Thursday, February 10, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "Race, Literature and Blackness" by Glyne Griffith, FAU professor of English
FAU Davie, 2912 College Avenue
Information: 561-297-3920
Free
Saturday, February 12, 10 a.m.
Symposium on the Haitian Revolution
Lectures include:
"The Haitian Revolution: Making Freedom in the Atlantic World" by Tony Bogues of
Brown University
"Violence and Vengeance in the Haitian Revolution" by Laurent Dubois of the
University of Michigan
"The Haitian Revolution and Modernity" by Sibylle Fisher of New York University
Live Oak Pavilion, D, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Information: 561-297-3920
Free
Thursday, February 17, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "Why Black History Matters: The Meaning of Black History for the 21st
Century" by Derrick White of Ohio State University
Senate Chambers, University Center, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Information: 561-297-3920
Free
Thursday, February 24, 9:45 a.m.
Presentation: Former Tuskegee Airmen, the first squadron of African-American fighter
pilots in World War II, talk about their service to this country during the war.
Crown Movie Theatre, Jupiter
Information: 561-799-8547
Fee: $10
Thursday, February 24, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "Octoroon, Quadroon, Mulatto and Mariah Carey: Blackness as Stigma and
Badge of Color" by Sike Dagbovie, University of Illinois, Urbana
Live Oak Pavilion D, University Center, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Information: 561-297-3920
Free
Thursday, February 24, 6:30 p.m.
Presentation: Former Tuskegee Airmen, the first squadron of African-American
fighter pilots in World War II, talk about their service to this country during
the war.
Friedberg Auditorium, Life Long Learning Building, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Information: 561-297-3185
Fee: $10
Saturday, February 26, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hip Hop Symposium: The symposium will include critical investigations and discussions
of the phenomenon of Hip-Hop culture and music.
Performing Arts Building, Room 101, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Information: 561-297-3920
Free
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