Cornell faculty will discuss Morrison’s work and her impact, then participate in a live Q&A with the audience. Pre-recorded talks by the Teach-In faculty are available on the Arts Unplugged website so participants can view them on their own time before the live session with audience Q&A.

The event is powered by eCornell. Register here: https://www.ecornell.com/keynotes/overview/K101520b/

TEACH-IN FACULTY PARTICIPANTS

Anne Adams, Professor Emerita, Africana StudiesCarole Boyce Davies, Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters, Africana Studies and EnglishRoger Gilbert, Professor, EnglishRiche Richardson, Associate Professor, Africana StudiesShirley Samuels, Professor, EnglishDerrick Spires, Associate Professor, EnglishLyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Associate Professor and poet, English and Creative Writing

This event is part of this year's Arts Unplugged celebration of Morrison on the 50th anniversary of the publication of her first book, The Bluest Eye. Other events include an Oct. 8 community reading of The Bluest Eye, to be livestreamed via eCornell; a Feb. 18, 2021 roundtable discussion featuring national and international Morrison scholars; various community events in Ithaca and a spring reading of the stage version of The Bluest Eye.

Morrison is one of our most beloved alumni and her words resonate more than ever during this moment of national reckoning.