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[PAST EVENT] Women's Studies/Africana Studies brownbag
November 16, 2011
12pm - 1pm
Location
Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 314100 Ukrop Way
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
Professor Schlabach's talk is called "Jet Magazine, September 1955: Making Visual Sense of Emmett Till and Jet's Beauty of the Week Feature."
Betsy Schlabach is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the history department and American studies program. Her research focuses on African-American history, urban studies--specifically, race relations in mid-20th-century Chicago and women's studies. Her book project with University of Illinois Press, entitled: "Along the Streets of Bronzeville: Black Chicago's Renaissance" is a study of geography, race and the arts in Bronzeville. She obtained her Ph.D. in American studies from St. Louis University in 2008.
Betsy Schlabach is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the history department and American studies program. Her research focuses on African-American history, urban studies--specifically, race relations in mid-20th-century Chicago and women's studies. Her book project with University of Illinois Press, entitled: "Along the Streets of Bronzeville: Black Chicago's Renaissance" is a study of geography, race and the arts in Bronzeville. She obtained her Ph.D. in American studies from St. Louis University in 2008.