FYI Sara B. Oswalt, MPH, PhD, AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator Chair, Department of Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition University of Texas at San Antonio From: Sonja Lanehart Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 1:29 PM To: Sara Oswalt <Sara.Oswalt(a)utsa.edu&gt; Subject: Save the date: UTSA 2018 AASSS Thursday, February 22 Dear Sara, Please mark your calendar for the 11th Annual African American Studies Spring Symposium Thursday, February 22, 2018, 11:15am – 8pm. The 2018 theme is “Black & Brown Futures” and the keynote speaker is award-winning novelist Nalo Hopkinson. We encourage you to bring your classes to the sessions and that you attend as much of the day’s events as possible. You might consider providing extra credit for your students. Please visit the website for more detailed information on the schedule and the presenters: colfa.utsa.edu/English/aass/ Schedule 11th Annual African American Studies Symposium Thursday, February 22, 2018 UC Denman Ballroom 11:15 – 11:30 AM Welcome Remarks 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM LUNCH (Registration Required) 12:45 – 1:00 PM BREAK 1:00 – 2:15 PM Panel 1 Scary Black Folks: A Conversation About Race and Horror 2:15 – 2:30 PM BREAK 2:30 – 3:45 PM Panel 2 We Are Wakanda: Race in Comic Books 3:45 – 4:00 PM BREAK 4:00 – 5:00 PM Keynote: Nalo Hopkinson 5:00 – 5:15 PM Closing Remarks: Kinitra Brooks 5:15 – 5:45 PM Comics & Book Signing in the Foyer of the Sue Denmann Ballroom 5:45 – 6:00 PM BREAK – Walk to UTSA Art Gallery 6:00 – 8:00 PM Art Exhibit/Fashion Show RE:KONSTRYKSON An Art & Fashion Exhibit UTSA Gallery Curated by Scott Sherer & Kirsten Thompson Friday February 23, 2018 Private Viewing of Black Panther featuring a Q&A with Black Kirby Cosplay Highly Encouraged! registration required, more details to come ******************************************************* SONJA L. LANEHART - I’m first-gen! UTSA-University of Texas * San Antonio Professor and Brackenridge Endowed Chair of Literature and the Humanities Department of English 1 UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249-0643 http://colfa.utsa.edu/English/lanehart.html Email: Sonja.Lanehart@utsa.edu<mailto:Sonja.Lanehart@utsa.edu> Office: 210-458-6610 Fax: 210-458-5366 ******************************************************* won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand; come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed. --Lucille Clifton, 1993 Pursuant to HOP 9.48, Carrying of Concealed Handguns on Campus, my private office (MB 2.306A) is a designated exclusion zone. As set out in Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed to carry a Concealed Handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411 Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property/office with a concealed handgun. De conformidad con HOP 9.48, Llevar Armas de Fuego Encubiertas en el Campus, mi oficina privada (MB 2.306A) es una zona designada de exclusión. Conforme a la sección 30.06 del código penal (trespasar portando armas de fuego) personas con licencia bajo del sub-capitulo H, capitulo 411, codigo de gobierno (ley de portar armas), no deben entrar a esta propiedad portando un arma de fuego.