International Women’s Day: The Power of Voice Through Books
A delightful social event, this evening party celebrates women around the world. Enjoy good company, conversation and fine art. International dress is encouraged.
When: Friday, March 8, 2019; 5-7 pm
Where: Art Center, Sarasota
Our speaker, Dr. Deborah G. Plant, is an African American literature and Africana Studies scholar and literary critic whose special interest is the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston. She is editor of Barracoon, the 2018 New York Times bestseller, by Zora Neale Hurston.
Plant was instrumental in founding the USF Department of Africana Studies and in the development of its graduate program. She chaired the department for five years, and was Associate Professor of Africana Studies there until her appointment as Associate Professor of English, 2014 – 2015. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Southern University (Baton Rouge), a Master’s degree in French from Atlanta University, and MA and Ph.D. degrees in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Plant currently resides in Tampa, Florida, and continues her research and writing as an Indpendent Scholar.