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Alphas’ Adventures in “Munchland”: Black Bibliography for a New Literacy

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Location
Zoom registration required
Virtual
wifi event
Date
Oct 24, 2024   6:00 pm  
Speaker
Jesse Erickson
Registration
Registration
Contact
Carrie Lingscheit
E-Mail
carriel@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

Jesse Erickson, Astor Curator of Printed Books & Bindings at the Morgan Library, joins the RBML virtually to discuss Black bibliographical exploration and trace the migrations of Black Vernacular English (BVE) from 18th-century literature to that of the hip hop generation. This Zoom presentation is open to the public; please pre-register at go.illinois.edu/Erickson

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