Research Seminars @ Illinois

Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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Dr. Frieda Ekotto, "Aimé Césaire in the Era of Black Lives Matter"

Apr 16, 2026   4:00 pm  
Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, 1212 W. Nevada, Urbana
Lecture
Sponsor
Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
Contact
Anita Kaiser
E-Mail
arkaiser@illinois.edu
Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

Join CSGGE for a lecture by Dr. Frieda Ekotto. Dr. Ekotto is an intellectual historian and philosopher with areas of expertise in 20th and 21st-century Anglophone and Francophone literature and in the cinema of West Africa and its diaspora, she concentrates on contemporary issues of law, race and LG BTQIA2S+ issues. This paper discusses the historical importance of remembering Aimé Césaire's work through Black Lives Matter in the US.

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