African American Studies Program

Conversations with the Community

Rini Templeton art work of people chatting.

The AFS Conversations with the Community Series takes place the second Tuesday of each month. The focus of this series is to provide members of the Greensboro and UNCG community an opportunity to converse with faculty and students about contemporary issues impacting people of African descent. Topics may be political, cultural, literary, religious, and/or philosophical.


Tuesday, Sep 13th, 2011 6:00 pm
Conversations with the Community
Still in Love and in Trouble: Examining Gender Norms and Violence in Tyler Perry's Romantic Comedic Films
A discussion led by Dr. Cerise Glenn
UNCG, Elliott University Center, Kirkland Room
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 6:00 pm
Conversations with the Community
Even Though What We Do is Wrong: Defining, Unpacking & Troubling "Gangsta Rap"
A discussion led by Demetrius Noble
UNCG, Elliott University Center, Maple Room
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Tuesday, November 8th 2011 6:00 pm
Conversations with the Community
Panel Discussion: Race & Representation: The African American Presence in American Art
Discussion led by Dr. Sarah Cervenak, Dr. George Dimock, and Dr. Frank Woods
UNCG, Weatherspoon Art Museum
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 6:00 pm
Conversations with the Community
"Afro Eccentricity: Beyond the Standard Narrative of Black Religion"
Discussion led by Dr. William D. Hart
UNCG, Petty Building, Room 136
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 6:00 pm
Conversations with the Community
"A Prison Industrial Complex Context for Morrison's Beloved"
Discussion leb by Patrick Elliott Alexander
UNCG Elliott University Center, Kirkland Room
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