

Levy Lecture Series Presents via Zoom: Quilting, Community, and the African American Aesthetic with Tracy Vaughn
Quilting, Community, and the African American Aesthetic with Tracy Vaughn: Ph.D., Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Professor of Instruction @Northwestern University.
Dr. Vaughn-Manley discusses the distinctive aspects that define the Black aesthetic quilting tradition and how quilting is used by Black women writers: Toni Morrison, Nikki Giovanni, and others to assert individual/collective agency and build community (ies).
Tracy Vaughn-Manley is an assistant professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of African American Studies, and a Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University. Her current research is on 20th-century Black women's literature and the Black aesthetic quilting tradition. Dr. Vaughn-Manley is also a quilt artist/scholar. She was most recently profiled in the quarterly publication Quiltfolk, Issue 18: Illinois, April, 2021.

Date and Time
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location
Presented via Zoom
Fees/Admission
Free. Advance registration is required. Click to register.
Contact Information
Kathy Jen
(847) 238-2659
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