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January 2023
February 2023
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UGA Symposium on the Book, talk by Professor Kim Coles, University of Maryland--“The Blood of Christians: Phillis Wheatley Peters and White Christianity.”
February 16, 10:00 a.m. ET, 9:00 a.m. CT (90 mins) Co-conveners Dr. Sujata Iyengar, Dr. Miriam Jacobson, Ms. Anne Meyers DeVine/UGA; in- person lecture and livestreamed connection; location of talk: Special Collections Libraries, Room 277, February 16th, 2023
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"Printing Early Modern Race: A Rare Books Workshop"
February 16, 2:00 p.m. ET, 1:00 p.m. CT (90 mins) Exploring books about race and enslavement, including a first edition of PWP’s Poems, UGA Special Collections Libraries, Room 277; livestreamed/recorded
Contributors: Kim Coles, David Diamond, Miriam Jacobson, Sujata Iyengar, and Anne MeyersDeVine |
March 2023
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“Phillis Wheatley Peters in Material Memory”
March 22; 4:00 ET, 3:00 CT (90 mins) Presentation Sponsored by the American Antiquarian Society
Spotlighted Presenter: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Age of Phillis. Contributors: Nan Wolverton (AAS), Barbara McCaskill, Sarah Robbins |
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April 2023
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Book Talk by Professor Vincent Carretta: “Recovering the life of Phillis Wheatley Peters, 'A WONDER of the Age indeed!’”
April 3, 4:30-6:00 p.m. ET, 3:30-5:00 CT (90 mins) [livestreamed and recorded] Presenter: Vincent Carretta
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September 2023
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“Poetic Legacies: Interpreting New Texts from Writers Inspired by Phillis Wheatley Peters”Contributors
September 7, 4:30 ET, 3:30 CT (90 mins) In-person location: Dee J Kelly Alumni Center, TCU; COX C drea brown/Dear Girl: A Reckoning and Alison Clarke/Phillis; moderated by Aruni Kashyap (UGA) and hosted by Dean Sonja Watson (TCU)
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September 20 and September 27, 5:00 – 6:15 CT; 6:00-7:15 ET
Part I: Humanities Texas Webinar on Teaching Phillis Wheatley Peters (historical and literary culture contexts; overview of major works) (Dr. Sarah Robbins/TCU, Dr. Barbara McCaskill/UGA, and Dr. Mona Narain/TCU) Part II: Humanities Texas Webinar on Teaching PWP (representative close readings and poetic analyses) (Dr. Sarah Robbins Dr. Barbara McCaskill, Dr. Mona Narain) Teachers: For information on this program event, visit the Humanities Texas website here: https://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes/upcoming-institutes/teaching-phillis-wheatley-peters-fall-2023-webinars To register for this program (which does require a brief application), go here on that website: https://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes/application |
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October 2023
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"The Genius of Phillis Wheatley Peters: A Children's Literature and Family Literacy Panel"
October 17; 6:30-7:30 p.m. ET; 5:30-6:30 CT Georgia Humanities Council/Athens-Clarke County Public Library webinar on Phillis Wheatley in children’s literature, children’s historical texts, and picture books.
[Hybrid Event--Online With Associated Watch Parties at TCU (Palko 130) and Athens-Clarke County Public Library] |
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November 2023
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“Honoring Wheatley Peters and Her Legacies: Reflecting Back and Imagining Future Work”--Scholarly Roundtable marking the close of the 2023 initiative and envisioning future collaborations
November 15, 5:00-6:30 ET; 4:00-5:30 CT; virtual event Contributors: Anne Frey, Britt Rusert, Stacie McCormick, and Seretha Williams
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