Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
About this Event
Join Adedoyin Ogunfeyimi for the next installment of the Race &... Lecture Series.
The Race &... Lecture Series is a lunchtime speaker series that introduces and showcases the work of Pitt faculty. Time allows for networking in virtual breakout rooms before the speaker's introduction, as well as a Q&A segment after the lecturer's presentation.
Adedoyin Ogunfeyimi, Assistant Professor of English, will present "Photographic Camera Inventions and the Technologies of Being: A Black Rhetorical Critique." This talk traces the inventional processes of photographic camera types and show how they validate but also terminate Black lifeworld. It will rely on photographic images of the people of African descent around the world.
Time and delivery: Virtual lectures are held from noon to 1 p.m. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration; be sure to save your registration confirmation for login details to be used on the day of the event. The online meeting opens at 11:45 for networking time before the welcome from leadership at noon. Additional networking in breakout rooms will follow the welcome, and the lecture will begin at approximately 12:15 p.m.
Please let us know if you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event. Accommodations may include live captioning, ASL interpreters, and/or captioned media and accessible documents from recorded events. At least 5 days in advance is recommended.
The Zoom link and passcode will be provided upon registration. Please click "Register" in the top right.