Thurs., March 31, 3:30–5:00, Linthicum Hall 313
In celebration of T.U.’s African and African American Studies Minor Program, join us for a review panel on Edward P. Jones’ moving and critically acclaimed novel, The Known World. (This review, originally planned for Black History Month, was cancelled when the University closed due to snow.)
Lena Ampadu (English), Coordinator of the African and African American Studies Program, will moderate the panel . Participants are John Gissendanner (English), Jan Wilkotz (English), and Matthew Durington (Soc., Anth., Criminal Justice). Profs. Ampadu, Durington, and Gissendanner are members of the Advisory Committee for the African and African American Studies Minor.
Winner in 2004 of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction & the National Book Critics Circle Award, finalist for the National Book Award, The Known World, the story of a black farmer and slave owner (and former slave himself), is set in mid-19th century Virginia. It has been called “a daring and ambitious novel . . . that takes an unflinching look at slavery in all of its moral complexities.”
Students, faculty, staff and public are welcome.
For more information contact Jo-Ann Pilardi, Philosophy/Women’s Studies, 410-704-2860 {jpilardi@ towson.edu}
