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WLP Reading Series: Back to the Afrofuture Live!

April 3, 2019 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Free
Join us for a reading and screening with Ytasha Womack. Free and open to the public.

Ytasha L. Womack is an award-winning producer, director, author, and innovator. She is the author of the critically acclaimed books Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi & Fantasy CultureRayla 2212Post Black: How a New Generation is Redefining African American Identity; and co-edited Beats Rhymes and Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip HopAfrofuturism is a 2014 Locus Awards Nonfiction Finalist, and Post Black was hailed as a Booklist Top 10 Black History Reader of 2010. Her films include Love Shorts and The EngagementThe Engagement was nominated for Best Film at the American Black Film Festival. A Chicago native, she recently co-founded Afrofuturism849 to host discussions and events in Afrofuturism. She shoots her sci-fi film Bar Star City later this year.

Details

Date:
April 3, 2019
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/486889145051349/

Organizer

Emerson WLP Reading Series
Phone:
617-824-8750
Email:
Kimberly_McLarin@emerson.edu
Website:
http://www.emerson.edu/academics/departments/writing-literature-publishing/reading-series

Venue

Bill Bordy Theater
216 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts
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Phone:
(617) 824-8400

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