Edwidge Danticat: Love in the Time of Massacres

Monday, October 1, 2012
7 p.m., Burney Center

“A distinctive new voice with a sensitive insight into Haitian culture…” —Publishers Weekly

American Book Award winner Edwidge Danticat, author of The Farming of Bones, The Dew Breaker, and National Book Critics’ Circle Award winning Brother, I’m Dying, explores global and Haitian issues affecting women and society at large. Drawing from her own experiences and observations, Danticat offers a valuable and enlightening perspective on immigration, human trafficking, sexual violence, the impact and transformative power of education.

Co-sponsored by Womens Studies and Resource Center

Image by Nancy Crampton