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For (Colored) Girls Who Considered Maverick Feminism/When Respectability Is Not Enuf

March 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Headshot of Dr. Kemeshia Swanson.
(photo by Jonah Holland)

Research presentation by Dr. Kemeshia Swanson, Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies at MSU. Dr. Swanson will discuss respectability politics and how its limitations are challenged in the work of resilient authors like Mississippi native Jesmyn Ward. Hosted by the Martha Swain Speaker Series and the Ina E. Gordy Honors College.

About The W

Located in historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today, the university is home to 2,193 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, community and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.

Be Bold. Tower with Blue.