Faculty Panel: Truth And/or Fiction? Graphic Histories, Fictional Renderings, and the Speculative Turn in the History of Racial Violence

Type

Video

Date

11-2-2022

Description

To celebrate the publication of “The Confessions of Matthew Strong,” the debut novel by Professor Ousmane Power-Greene (History), a faculty panel examines how the history of racial violence is depicted in fiction. Panelists include Power-Greene, Amy Richter (History), Shelly Tenenbaum (Sociology), Esther Jones (Dean of the Faculty; English), and Kourtney Senquiz (English). This event took place in-person on November 2, 2022.

Duration

01:18:20

Genre

event

Keywords

racial violence, historical fiction

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