Upcoming events for the Center of the Humanities

Chanticleer and the Legacies of the Black Arts Movement
February 23rd 2010, Tuesday, 6:30pm, Martin E. Segal Theatre
Join photographer Nikki Johnson, filmmaker and artist Camille Billops, and professors James Hatch (CUNY) and C. Daniel Dawson (NYU and Columbia) to discuss legacies of the Black Arts Movement, starting with the case of the late Raven Chanticleer, who founded and made the sculptures for his Harlem African-American Wax and History Museum. Moderated by David Henderson, poet, author and one of the founders of the Umbra Arts Movement.

Tendencies: Poetics and Practice
AKILAH OLIVER, KATE EICHHORN, CHARLES BERNSTEIN
February 24th 2010, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Martin E. Segal Theatre

This series of talks by major poets, curated by Tim Peterson (Trace) and titled in honor of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, explores the relationship between contemporary poetic manifesto, practice, queer theory and pedagogy. Visit http://tendenciespoetics.blogspot.com for commentary and sample recordings from past events, as well as news about upcoming events.

Co-sponsored by Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Ph.D. Program in English, and Poetics Group

All events take place at
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave (btwn 34th & 35th)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
No registration. Please arrive early for a seat. 212-817-2005

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