Events

In “Truths and Reckonings,” a Teaching Gallery at Kemper Art Museum, AFAS professor Geoff Ward explores the roles of art works and art spaces in addressing histories of racial violence, their legacies, and the challenge of transformative justice.

Presented by The Black Rep.

This dynamic and very funny piece of writing is a provocative lens for re-examining an extraordinary American moment.

Paul Gutjahr, the Ruth N. Halls Professor of English; Associate Dean for the Arts and Humanities, and Undergraduate Education at Indiana University – Weltin Lecture. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Charles Freilich, Columbia University

A series of TED-style presentations and a panel discussing how to achieve gender equality for better health, both locally and globally. Lancet Series.

Rebecca Lester, associate professor of sociocultural anthropology, discusses her book “Famished: Eating Disorders and Failed Care in America.”

Damon Davis is a multimedia American artist, musician and filmmaker based in St. Louis. His 2014 public art installation “All Hands on Deck” has been collected in the National Museum of African American History and Culture. For spring 2020, Davis is serving as artist-in-residence for the Department of African & African-American Studies.