Reading "Lose Your Mother" by Saidiya Hartman

Reading "Lose Your Mother" by Saidiya Hartman

Discussion led by Robert Azzarello., Ph.D., Professor of English, Southern University of New Orleans

Come join us for a captivating event where we will be diving into the powerful words of Saidiya Hartman in her book "Lose Your Mother". This in-person event will be held at Southern University at New Orleans in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Science (AHSS) Building room 111. Get ready to engage in thought-provoking discussions and gain new insights into the complexities of history and identity. Don't miss out on this enriching experience!

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Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route (Southern University at New Orleans)

Lose Your Mother is an exploration of the transatlantic slave trade and its enduring legacy on African and African American identity. By selecting this work for SUNO, the reading group will engage with the painful yet essential history of slavery and its legacy. The book’s exploration of loss, memory, and identity resonates deeply with the history of New Orleans, a city with a complex and rich African American heritage. For SUNO, an institution promoting the upward mobility of diverse populations of traditional and nontraditional students, this book offers a lens through which to understand the historical roots of contemporary social issues and the ongoing quest for justice.

About the series: Xavier University of Louisiana, Southern University at New Orleans, and Dillard University are joining forces to host a series of reading groups focused on the works of acclaimed scholar Saidiya Hartman. This collaborative initiative, which also involves the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, will engage students, faculty, and the public in discussions centered around Hartman’s influential books, leading up to her highly anticipated visit to New Orleans in spring 2025.

Upcoming Events:

· Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities: Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America. W. W. Norton & Company, 1999/2022. The group will meet on Friday, January 24, 2025 from 6-8pm at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities 938 Lafayette St # 300, New Orleans, LA 70113.

· Dillard University: Venus in Two Acts Small Axe, 12, no. 2 (2008): 1-14. The group will meet on Wednesday February 19th, 6:00 p.m. Professional Schools Building, Room 135.

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