Panel 5: Writers and Intellectuals on bell hooks

Riché Richardson, Professor of African American Literature, Cornell University
Rebecca Walker (virtual) , Writer, Feminist and Activist
DaMaris B. Hill, Professor of Creative Writing, English and African American Studies, University of Kentucky
Moderator: Noliwe Rooks, Chair and Professor of Africana Studies, Brown University
About the Symposium
The Brown University Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, in partnership with the Department of Africana Studies, is proud to announce this historic symposium honoring the lives of Lani Guinier and bell hooks. Both Guinier and hooks were intellectual giants in their respective fields, shifting paradigms for generations to follow. They provided ways to think of Black women: in power, in mentorship, and in community with one another. This symposium will provide attendees an opportunity to learn about these remarkable women, their bodies of work and their contributions to society, from scholars who directly worked with, taught alongside and learned from them. By continuing to learn about their contributions to the canon and to society in general, we can keep their legacies alive for generations to come.This symposium will be offered both in person and virtually.
February 18th, 2023
Brown University