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Africa Week at Dartmouth Kicks Off May 8

The celebration will feature karaoke, soccer, a dance workshop, barbecue, and more.
May 11: Historicizing Race and Caste, A Lecture by Shobana Shankar, Stony Brook University

Professor Shobana Shankar, Stony Brook University, will present a lecture titled "Historicizing Race and Caste: Africanist Perspectives in an India-Centric Field" on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. in Steele 006. The lecture will also be livestreamed.
Koritha Mitchell to speak on Harriet Jacobs

AAAS will welcome Koritha Mitchell to campus for a public lecture on "Homemade Citizenship and Harriet Jacobs" on May 10.
Haitian Women and the Uses of Literature

"Haitian Women and The Uses of Literature" Tuesday, May 16th and Wednesday, May 17th| 4:30 PM - 06:30 PM Talks by Dr. Regine Jean-Charles and Dr. Nadève Ménard and Writer Evelyne Trouillot Baker Library 102
Matthew Delmont Receives Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

The Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History received a national juried prize for literature that confronts racism and explores diversity.
Introducing Dartmouth's New Faculty Members

The 29 professors embody the scholar-teacher model.

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Confronting Antiblackness in France

In her new book, Associate Professor Trica Keaton shows how France perpetuates antiblackness in daily life even as it promotes an ideology of blindness to race.
Kudos: Vaughn Booker '07 Wins Humanities Award

Dartmouth faculty, students, and staff are recognized for their achievements.
With Sundance Premiere of 'By Water,' Iyabo Kwayana Offers a Personal Story of Healing

The work will be the first animated experimental film to appear on PBS through the 'America ReFramed' series.
Keaton Book Selected by Division of American Library Association

"#You Know You're Black in France When..." selected in notable list of forthcoming publications