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Radical Cross-Currents in Black Berlin

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Tavia Nyong’o (New York University) and Eva Boesenberg (Humboldt Universität) will present a one-day symposium on the radical black presence in arts, music and literature in Berlin since the 1980.

Keynote Speaker:

Alex Weheliye (Northwestern University)

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The event will also feature a free screening of the new documentary “Audre Lorde’s Legacy in Berlin.”

The event will be held Friday, July 27th, 2012, at Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Dorotheenstr. 24, Raum 1.501. It is free and open to the public.

Please visit http://radicalblackberlin.wordpress.com for more information.

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