August Wilson's Ground Lecture Series: "August and Africa"
The annual lecture series was created to advance multidisciplinary perspectives on American Century Cycle, a set of 10 plays depicting decades of the 20th century African American experience, by award-winning playwright August Wilson.
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During its second groundbreaking lecture in the newly launched August Wilson's Ground Lecture Series, the August Wilson Society (AWS) will apply another interdisciplinary lens to illuminate yet another often-undetected and underdiscussed subject that undergirds August Wilson's American Century Cycle plays: the influence of Africa. "August and Africa" will gather some of the world's foremost voices on African and African American cultural studies, including Molefi Asante, Paul Carter Harrison, Sandra Richards, Omiyẹmi Artisia Green, and Nemata A. Blyden, to discuss various manifestations of Africa in Wilson's body of dramatic work.
The virtual lecture and moderated panel discussion will form the basis for a larger discussion about race and racism in America and the artist's role in addressing it. Each lecture seeks to encourage informed discussions on the relevance of his life and literary legacy by featuring a nationally acclaimed speaker who will “ground” their talk in one of the multiple disciplines featured in Wilson’s work.
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