{"id":40802257742,"date":"2020-02-11T11:26:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=40802257742"},"modified":"2023-02-20T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T17:09:24","slug":"toni-morrison-day","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/event\/toni-morrison-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Toni Morrison Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40802257764 size-medium\" style=\"object-position: 25.705% 38.555%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of author Toni Morrison with one of her more famous quotes: This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-1024x1009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-1120x1103.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-560x552.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-280x276.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-320x315.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-640x630.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-360x355.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Photo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join us for a celebration of the life and works of Toni Morrison: author, activist, academic, and Nobel Laureate.<\/p>\n<p>These events are free and open to the public. For questions or additional information, please contact Professor Linda Sacks at <a href=\"mailto:lsacks@monmouth.edu\">lsacks@monmouth.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the Department of English, the Guggenheim Memorial Library and the Honors School.<\/p>\n<h2>Schedule of Events<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Library 101<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10:00 &#8211; 11:25 a.m. | Dr. Courtney Werner &#8211; Welcome; Professor Beth Sara Swanson &#8211; Opening remarks; Dr. Walter Greason &#8211; Keynote address<\/p>\n<p>11:40 a.m. &#8211; 4:10 p.m. | Sigma Tau Delta: marathon reading of <em>Sula<\/em>, read in its entirety by student and faculty volunteers<\/p>\n<p>4:30 &#8211; 5:50 p.m. |\u00a0 Dr. Anwar Uhuru: \u201cFinding Self Regard in the Works of Toni Morrison,\u201d followed by discussion<\/p>\n<p>6:00 &#8211; 8:00 p.m. | Screening: <em>Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am<\/em> (2019), sponsored by the Honors School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Library 102<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10:05 a.m. &#8211; 4:10 p.m. | Visit the Toni Morrison Gallery &#8211; enjoy food and refreshments<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Faculty Symposium<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Magill 107<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:40 a.m. &#8211; 1:00 p.m. | Pedagogy Panel: \u201cTeaching Toni Morrison\u201d<\/p>\n<p>1:15 &#8211; 2:35 p.m. | Scholarship Roundtable: \u201cMorrison: History, Themes, and Craft\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wilson 104<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10:00 a.m. &#8211; 3:00 p.m. | Open Room: Student &amp; Faculty maker\/creator space<\/p>\n<p>10:00 &#8211; 11:00 a.m. | Collage Workshop with Professor Linh Dao, Department of Art and Design<\/p>\n<p>2:00 &#8211; 3:00 p.m. |\u00a0 Collage Workshop with Professor Linh Dao (video)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40802257752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40802257752\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/documents\/2020\/02\/toni-morrison-day-schedule-of-events.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40802257752\" style=\"object-position: 84.07% 51.981666666667%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Event Schedule Flyer - click to download schedule of events \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-1120x1494.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-280x374.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-1024x1366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/Morrison-Program-Cover.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40802257752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click Image to Download Event Schedule<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for a celebration of the life and works of Toni Morrison: author, activist, academic, and Nobel Laureate. 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