Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute (CRI) — in partnership with the Department of English, the Frances Cushing Ervin Chair in American Literature, and the African American Studies Program — presents a two-day intergenerational dialogue about the future of Black artistic expression and activism.
“Going to Mars with Nikki Giovanni and Fred Moten” will take place Oct. 10-11 across multiple locations and is free, accessible and open to the public.
Moten, a MacArthur Foundation Fellow and distinguished professor of comparative literature and associate chair of performance studies at New York University, will share his knowledge and converse with Giovanni about her legacy and that of the generation of writers who emerged with her from the era known as Black Arts Movement (1965-1975) during the main event of the two-day dialogue.
“‘Going to Mars with Nikki Giovanni and Fred Moten’ furthers the institute’s mission to commemorate, celebrate and study the U.S. Civil Rights Movement; promote justice and equality at FSU and in communities where we work and serve; and produce scholarship and creative activity that recognizes the importance of civil rights for all people,” said Ted Ellis, director of the CRI.