Opening-Night Celebration and Book Signing
Join us for refreshments and listen to remarks by 2018 Neustadt Prize laureate Edwidge Danticat. During our opening night festivities, we will announce the winner of the 2019 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature and watch a preview of “Women…
Caribbean Migrations
Marie Casimir (University of Oklahoma), Erik Gleibermann (San Francisco), and Achy Obejas (Mills College) take part in a roundtable discussion on the theme of cultural, literary, and linguistic migrations in and from the Caribbean. The panel will be moderated by…
Edwidge Danticat’s Literary Message
Catherine John Camara (University of Oklahoma), Marcia Chatelain (Georgetown University), and Florine Démosthène (New York) discuss various aspects of the Haitian diaspora and Haitian American culture, followed by Q&A with the audience. Lunch provided, but limited seating is available –…
A Literary Conversation with Edwidge Danticat and Erik Gleibermann: Crafting the Art of Death
In her 2017 essay collection, The Art of Death, Edwidge Danticat muses, “We write about the dead to make sense of our losses, to become less haunted, to turn ghosts into words, to transform an absence into language.” In this…
Haitian Folkloric Community Dance and Drum Workshop with Rara Tou Limen
Bay Area–based Haitian dance company Rara Tou Limen presents a dance and drum workshop. Rupel J. Jones Fine Arts Center, Room 305
Haitian Dance
Don’t miss the marquee performances of “Women Like Us,” choreographed by Marie Casimir, and “ReBIRTH” by Rara Tou Limen, followed by a talkback with the performers. OU School of Dance students involved with the “Women Like Us” performance include Maureen…
The 2018 Neustadt Keynote – Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat delivers the 2018 Neustadt Prize lecture, “All Geography Is Within Me: Writing Life, Death, Freedom, and Salt,” followed by an audience Q&A. Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall | Catlett Music Center
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