University of Wisconsin–Madison

Calls And Responses: Teaching, Writing, and Community Schedule

Teaching, Writing and Community

All Friday and Saturday sessions are in the Vandeberg Auditorium at the Pyle Center.

Thursday, April 25

9:30-10:45 am —Afro-American Studies 156: A  Retrospective

NOTE: session in 145 Birge Hall Craig Werner, University of Wisconsin-Madison Alexander Shashko, University of Wisconsin-Madison Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, Streaming Media Magazine

Friday, April 26

1-3 pm —Afro-American Studies and the Legacy of Nellie McKay

John  Gruesser (moderator), Sam Houston State University with Malin Pereira, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Eli Goldblatt, Temple University Jane Splawn, Livingston College (in absentia) Tessa Lowinske Desmond, Princeton University Keisha Watson, Community College of Philadelphia Shanna Benjamin, Grinnell College Howard Moore, University of Wisconsin-Madison

3-5 pm —Communities:  A Keynote Conversation

Steve Kantrowitz (moderator), UW-Madison Tim Tyson, Duke University David Ikard, Vanderbilt University Leah Mirakhor, Yale University

5 – 7 pm – Dinner on your own

7 pm —Blues, Gospel, Jazz: Music and/as Community

C.J. Janovy (moderator), Kansas City Public Radio Dave Marsh, Sirius Radio Lauren Onkey, Music Director, National Public Radio Charles Hughes, Rhodes College Yorel Lashley, Drum Power Dave Gilbert, Mars Hill College

Saturday, April 27

8:30-10:15 am —We Gotta Get Out of This Place: Veteran Voices

Heather Stur (moderator), University of Southern Mississippi Tom Deits, Vietnam veteran Anthony Black, University of Wisconsin-Madison Doug Bradley, Vietnam veteran William Schuth, Iraq veteran

10:30—12:15 pm —Beyond the Classroom

Kevin Mullen (moderator), UW-Madison Odyssey Project Sagashus Levingston, Infamous Mothers Project Craig McConnell, California State-Fullerton Kim Miller, Wheaton College Bianca Martin, Producer 1-A

12:15 – 1:45 pm —Lunch on your own

1:45—Calls, Responses, Reflections Remarks by Craig Werner, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2-3:30 pm —Writing and/as Collaboration

Danielle McGuire (moderator), Wayne State University Eric Pritchard, SUNY-Buffalo Chris Teuton, University of Washington

3:30- 4 pm – Refreshments

4 pm —Calls and Responses: A Closing Conversation

Alexander Shashko (moderator), UW-Madison Roberto Rivera, Chief Empowerment Officer, 7 Mindsets Ed Pavlic, University of Georgia Rhea Lathan, Florida State University

All events are free and open to the public.