Dear English Majors and Minors, This is just a reminder that the first seminar for our department's speaker series Decolonizing the Curriculum is this Thursday, Nov. 12 from 12:15 -1:30 pm Dr. Shanna Benjamin will give a short talk and Q&A about her forthcoming biography on Nellie McKay. She'll particularly focus on McKay's time at Queens College as an undergraduate and her contributions to African American literary studies. You can now also pre-order Dr. Benjamin's book here: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469662534/half-in-shadow/ The Zoom link to join the seminar is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88234573515 I hope to see many of you there! all best, ? Karen Weingarten Associate Chair Associate Professor English Department Queens College, CUNY http://english.qc.cuny.edu For appointments on Zoom, click here: https://qc-cuny.campus.eab.com/