Art-in-Progress: Paris Noir and Contemporary Life in Diaspora

Syracuse University adds new insights to Black History Month with this fascinating panel discussion based on the SU Abroad seminar "Paris Noir: Literature, Art, and Contemporary Life in Diaspora," which explores the work of writers, scholars, visual and performing artists, entrepreneurs, and activists on questions of immigration, "French Africanisms," and everyday life. Organized like a jazz music composition, this interactive panel will engage dynamic variations and versions of a Paris Noir seminar theme.

February 11, 2010
6 p.m. Reception
7 p.m. Presentation and Q&A

French Library Alliance Francaise of Boston
53 Marlborough Street, Boston, Massachusetts

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The Panel:

Janis Mayes, Moderator
In addition to her position as associate professor of African American studies at Syracuse University, Mayes is a literary critic, literary translator, and Fulbright Scholar with extensive research and travel experience abroad. Her most recent books include A Rain of Words: A Bi-lingual Anthology of Women's Poetry in Francophone Africa (with Irene d'Almeida, editor) and The Blind Kingdom, translated from Le Royaume aveugle by Veronique Tadjo.

Kim Powell
An American artist and photographer who has lived and worked in Paris for the past 18 years, Powell has exhibited at UNESCO, the Logis Royal in Loches, Paris Photographique, and the Mona Bismarck Foundation.

Students and Paris Noir Alumnae Tess Bonn '11 and Tuso Boothe '11


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