MPR: New book details Penumbra Theatre’s legacy
Written by Macelle Mahala, assistant professor of theater arts at the University of Pacific, “Penumbra: The Premier Stage for African American Drama” documents the theater’s modest beginnings in the settlement house movement, then moves on to capture its connections with playwright August Wilson, the Black Arts Movement, and feminism.
Art and Posthumanism: Cary Wolfe in conversation with Art after Nature series editors Giovanni Aloi and Caroline Picard.
Life in Plastic: Petrochemical fantasies and synthetic sensibilities, with Caren Irr, Lisa Swanstrom, Jennifer Wagner-Lawlor, and Daniel Worden.
Live: A book launch for We Are Meant to Rise at Next Chapter Booksellers features Carolyn Holbrook, David Mura, Douglas Kearney, Melissa Olson, Said Shaiye, and Kao Kalia Yang.
