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The Center for the Humanities
and the Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC) present
WRITING ACROSS THE CONTINENT:
An Evening with Contemporary African Writers

Monday, February 27
6:30-8:30pm

Featuring:

Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie (Nigeria) author of the novel Purple Hibiscus; Laila Lalami (Morocco) author of the story collection Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits; Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Kenya) winner of the 2003 Caine Prize for African Writing for her story “Weight of Whispers.”

Reading and discussion moderated by
Professors Bertrade Ngo-Ngijol Banoun and Anne Rice,
Black Studies, Lehman College.

Room 9100
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue (34th/35th)

Founded in 1993, The Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY provides a forum for CUNY students and faculty to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue with other scholars as well as prominent journalists, artists and civic leaders. By bringing together diverse voices from both inside and outside the academy, the Center seeks to broaden the relevance of the Humanities in contemporary life. Our programs include lectures, symposia, performances, and exhibitions, and in keeping with CUNY's commitment to ensuring access to the highest levels of educational opportunity for all New Yorkers, they are open to the public.

For further information please call The Center for the Humanities at The Graduate Center, CUNY: 212-817-2005, or see our website at http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Humanities/index.html