HENRY LOUIS GATES JR.
2014–15 SUSAN RESNECK PIERCE LECTURES IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND THE ARTS PRESENTS
Genealogy and Genetics
University Professor and director of The Hutchins
Center for African and African American Research at
Harvard University, Gates is a prolific and influential
writer, teacher, cultural critic, literary scholar, and
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26, 2014
4 p.m. | Memorial Fieldhouse | ASL interpreted
filmmaker. His powerful documentaries have
appeared on BBC and PBS, and his articles and
commentaries have been featured in publications
including The New Yorker, TIME magazine, and
The New York Times.
TICKETS: $20 for public (nonconference registrants); free for Puget Sound faculty/staff/student (tickets
required). Tickets available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3100, or online at tickets.pugetsound.edu,
beginning Aug. 26, 2014. Advance pickup or reservation is recommended.
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Gates’ lecture serves as a
keynote of the 2014 Race and
Pedagogy National Conference,
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