Ida B. Wells-Barnett Distinguished Lecture Series
About the Lecture Series
The Ida B. Wells-Barnett Distinguished Lecture Series, supported by President Beverly Tatum and the Andrew Mellon Foundation, was established to promote interdisciplinarity as a core value of the College. The Series is named for the intellectual, writer and activist Ida B. Wells- Barnett who used multiple analytical languages to confront the politics of the Black body as well as the complexities of full citizenship for Black women and men.
The 2012-2013 theme for the Series' inaugural year was "More than a Vote: Women's Struggle for Full Citizenship." The distinguished lecturers were Angela Davis (fall semester) and Melissa Harris-Perry (spring semester), and much excitement was generated not only on the campus, but throughout the Atlanta community. The annual theme not only provides an intellectual umbrella for the lectures, but for other readings, events, panels, discussion groups etc., throughout the academic year.
Now in its second year, the theme, taken
from a 1994 article by Evelyn Hammonds, is
"'Black (W)holes and Geometry': The Politics of Black Women's Bodies."
2013-2014 Lecture Series Schedule
Deborah Willis, Ph.D.
Oct. 17, 2013
Lecture: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Book Signing: 8 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cosby Academic Center Auditorium and Lobby, Spelman College
Organized in partnership with the Spelman College
Museum of Fine Art and Atlanta Celebrates Photography
Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, J.D.
Jan. 27, 2014
Lecture: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Book Signing: 7 p.m. -- 7:30 p.m.
Cosby Academic Center Auditorium and Lobby, Spelman College
Dorothy Roberts, J.D.
Feb. 11, 2014
Lecture: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Book Signing: 7 p.m. -- 7:30 p.m.
Cosby Academic Center Auditorium and Lobby, Spelman College
Past Events
Evelynn Hammonds, Ph.D.
Sept. 16, 2013
Lecture: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Book Signing: 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
NASA Auditorium, Spelman College