The 10th National Black Writers Conference titled "And Then We Heard the Thunder: Black Writers Reconstructing Memories and Lighting the Way," offers panels, roundtables, conversations, talkshops, readings, and storytelling. Inspired by the late John O. Killens in 1986, the conference highlights writers and scholars discussing the following topics: ways black writers are reconstructing the master literary narrative; analyzing emerging themes across African and South Asian/Black Diasporic cultures; the Internet's impact on public reading and writing habits; the impact of hip-hop and popular culture on the literature produced by black writers; ways that black writers have responded to environmental crises; and analyzing how black writers have responded to politics. For futher information please call (718) 270-4811.
March 25, 2010 - March 28, 2010
Medgar Evers College
1650 Bedford Avenue , Brooklyn
http://www.mec.cuny.edu/nbwc
