The Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University is pleased to continue The Orators program on Wednesday, Feb. 19 with V. Denise James, Ph.D. James, an associate professor of Philosophy and director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of Dayton, will present “The Poet Audre Lorde Goes to Mississippi: An Imperfect Person Called Hero” at 2 p.m. in Griffis Hall, Room 401, on the MSU campus. For additional information about James, visit the Shackouls Honors College website at honors.msstate.edu
The Orators program kicked off in September 2019 during the Honors College’s annual Classical Week. It is a year-long program which invites speakers, representing various academic disciplines and topics, to engage and enrich the university and local communities in research, course work and public lectures. Since the Honors College touches all colleges at MSU through curriculum design, active research and special events, there is a specific theme for each year. The theme for this second year is “Unexpected Heroes: Creative Acts Colliding with Ordinary Days.”
A reception to meet the speaker follows the lecture. For additional information about the event, contact Donna Clevinger at [email protected] or 662-325-2522. Admission is free.
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