Dr. Keith Ellis*
Professor Emeritus
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of Toronto
and
Professor of Merit
University of Havana

Lecture I

"History and Literary Representation:
The Case of Roa Bastos'
Yo el Supremo

Location: Natural Sciences 205
Time: 4:10

Thursday, March 27

Lecture II

"Nicolas Guillen:
A Poetic Career of Profound Commitment"

Location: Baldy 101 (Kiva)
Time: 2:00

Professor Deborah Jack
Department of Art
University at Buffalo

"A Mirror Reflecting a Space for Reflection: A Dialogue between
the Caribbean Artists and Artists in the Diaspora: St. Martin, a Case Study.

Location: Clemens 732
Time: 12:00

Dr. Allen B. Ballard**
Department of History
Professor, University at Albany

"Where I'm Bound"
(Blacks in the Military: The Civil War to Iraq)
with

Joshua's Generation, Niagara FallsCommunity Gospel Choir
Director, Reverend Malcolm Wilson

Location: Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
Time: 4:00-6:00

Thursday, April 24

Professor Penelope Andrews***
City University of New York, School of Law

"From Du Bois to Mandela: Rethinking and Pursuing
Women's Rights and Equality as Fundamental to Democracy."

Location: Baldy 101 (Kiva)
Time: 2:00-4:00

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African American Studies gratefully acknowledges the support that it has received for this lecture series from its sponsors.

*College of Arts and Sciences; English Department and Butler Chair; Center for the Americas, Comparative Literature Department; Romance Languages.

**College of Arts and Sciences, Cora P. Maloney College, African American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier; Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society; UB Chapter United University Professions

*** Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and the Baldy Center Program on Gender, Law and Social Policy; Department of History; Institute on Women and Gender; Women's Studies Department; UB Chapter United University Professions.