Department of Theatre & Dance, Africana Studies to present ‘The Role of the Arts in Times of Crisis’ guest lecture

4/6/2023

Flyer for Citizen Artists: Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin, and the Role of the Arts in Times of Crisis. A conversation considering Hansberry and Baldwin and their works as well as the role of art in times of crisis and the role of the artist and critic today.

The Department of Theatre & Dance and the Africana Studies program in the College of Liberal Arts will present “Citizen Artists: Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin & the Role of the Arts in Times of Crisis” on Wednesday, April 12, in the 2550 Mell Classroom Building.

Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert, vice president for interdisciplinary initiatives and Idol Family Professor of African American Studies and Performing Arts at Georgetown University, and author of “Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry” joins Dr. Ernest Gibson, director of Africana Studies and professor of English at Auburn University and author of “Salvific Manhood: James Baldwin's Novelization of Male Intimacy” for a conversation considering Hansberry and Baldwin and their works as well as the role of art in times of crisis and the role of the artist and critic today.

The conversation will be moderated by Auburn Theatre and Dance Professor Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha.

The guest lecture was made possible by the Department of Theatre & Dance’s Department Excellence Award and collaboration with the Africana Studies program.

“Citizen Artists: Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin & the Role of the Arts in Times of Crisis” will be held Wednesday, April 12, in 2550 Mell from 5 – 6:15 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Tags: Theatre and Dance Community, Outreach and Engagement Arts and Culture

Media Contact

Charlotte Tuggle, Director
News and Media Services
CLA Office of Communications and Marketing
clanews@auburn.edu

Auburn Theatre & Dance students reach new heights in aerial fabrics course
Aerial fabrics is an art form in which a performer maneuvers mid-air on two long strips of fabric that hang from the ceiling, which literally elevates students' performances.
Jaffe wins 2022 Glenn Howze Academic Freedom Award
The AAUP has awarded the Glenn Howze Academic Freedom Award to Associate Professor Emeritus Robin Jaffe.
Faculty Spotlight: Katherine Arpen, Department of Art and Art History
Arpen conducts research on a variety of unique topics surrounding the representation of bodies in 18th-century Europe.
Auburn Africana Studies director honors John Lewis family with poem
On Dec. 6, the John R. Lewis Legacy Institute partnered with the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities to surprise Gibson with a framed copy of "This Land."
Brown’s career accolades continue with Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach
For Steven Brown, outreach has become a valued tool that has helped him develop as a leader among educators at Auburn University.
Students in Sustainability Studies complete campus projects
Students in the sustainability studies minor capstone course worked on several campus improvement projects this semester.