12:30 - 2:00 pm: Community Reading of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye

LOCATION:  1008 Humanities

Registration for the Community Reading Here!

Students, faculty, staff, and the larger Stony Brook community will be invited to share their favorite passage from Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.

12:00 pm to 12:30 pm: Viewing of documentary (Un)Banning Toni Morrison

LOCATION: 1008 Humanities

The documentary explores the implications of teaching Toni Morrison’s most banned novel, The Bluest Eye (1970). Dr. Ileana Jiménez and her students created this documentary to address the politics of banned books during this current political climate. 

 

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Artist Discussion and Banned Books Panel

LOCATION:  1008 Humanities

• Kasandra Pantoja, artist  
• Dr. Ileana Jiménez, SBU, Department of English 
• Caterina Reed-Araujo, SBU, Library Representative

 

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Artist Collage Workshop  (Registration required, capped at 15 participants)

LOCATION: 1008 Humanities

This hands-on workshop will be facilitated by Kasandra Pantoja for students and faculty to create their own piece of Banned Book themed artwork. Materials will be supplied.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Undergrad panel with Dana A. Williams (Registration required)

LOCATION: Special Collections, E-2340 (Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library)

Students will have the chance to ask Dr. Williams questions about her process writing Toni at Random and working with archives.

 

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Book Signing with Dana A. Williams

LOCATION: Humanities 1009

 

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Visible Ink: The Art of Black Women's Literary Biography Dr. Dana A. Williams
Run Run Shaw Lecture (Registration is free and strongly suggested)

LOCATION: Humanities Institute Lecture Hall  (1006 Humanities)

Dr. Williams will give the keynote address for our conference, focusing on her recent book, Toni at Random, which offers a close look at Morrison’s work as an editor alongside her literary legacy.