绿巨人视频 is proud to announce its upcoming conference 鈥淎 Language to Dwell In鈥�: James Baldwin, Paris, and International Visions from聽26-28 May 2016.
The conference will represent a broad international and interdisciplinary explorations of Baldwin鈥檚 life and writing, with a special emphasis on the Paris he inhabited, both what it was and what it is today as a result of the marks he left behind, and on his experiences in Europe, Africa, and Turkey. Stressing the importance of James Baldwin, the conference hopes to be an international point of intersection for all those interested in Baldwin鈥檚 writing from literary and cultural critics, to political activists, poets, musicians, publishers and historians.聽 We seek the widest range of academic and public intellectual discussion around Baldwin鈥檚 work which has influenced so many and so much.
Opening Round Table Discussants:
Michele Elam, Stanford University Magdelena J. Zaborowska, Univeristy of Michigan D. Quentin Miller, Suffolk University Rich Blint, Columbia University Claudine Raynaud, Universit茅 Paul Val茅ry, Montpellier Justin A. Joyce, Northwestern University, The James Baldwin Review Doug Field, Manchester University, The James Baldwin ReviewPlenary Speakers:
Bill Mullen, Purdue University Robert Reid-Pharr, CUNY Graduate Center James Campbell, Baldwin Biographer