An Evening with Roxane Gay
- Kent
两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Anti-Racism and Equity Institute invites the university and community members to attend An Evening with Roxane Gay on Tues., April 26, at 5 p.m. in the 两性色午夜 Student Center Ballroom. Tickets are available at
Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing is widely revered. Her work has garnered international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. She has written books and novels, a collection of essays and a collection of stories. Her collection of essays, 鈥淏ad Feminist,鈥 is universally considered the quintessential exploration of modern feminism. NPR named it one of the best books of the year, and Salon declared the book 鈥渢railblazing.鈥 Her debut novel, 鈥淎n Untamed State,鈥 was longlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, which is awarded to the best debut novel of the year by The Center for Fiction. Her bestselling books also include 鈥淒ifficult Women鈥 and 鈥淗unger: A Memoir of My Body.鈥
Designed to serve as a hub for scholars, activists and practitioners from across the university and surrounding communities, 两性色午夜鈥檚 Anti-Racism and Equity Institute addresses racial inequalities that systemically impact Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color. For more information about the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, visit www.kent.edu/AREI.