Contact information
Name:
Diane Windham Shaw
Phone:
610-330-5401
Email:
shawd@lafayette.edu
When:
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 4:15pm - 5:30pm
Where:
Skillman Library, Gendebien Room
Presenter:
Wendy Wilson-Fall, Director of Africana Studies, Lafayette College
Price:
Free and open to the public
Exploring links between memory, history, and identity, Dr. Wilson-Fall's research focuses on narratives of African American families that present stories of ancestors from Madagascar. Can these narratives be verified by the archives? Dr. Wilson-Fall will discuss some of the narratives and the implications of these claims of ethnic diversity and national origin for American studies and Africana studies. Historically, stories of particular African ethnic backgrounds are generally perceived of as rare or non-existent among African Americans.
Sponsored by:
Skillman Library