A Race/Knowledge Project Conference
Keynote address by Vijay Prashad
In the 2009 single “Life in Marvelous Times,” Mos Def declares that “we are alive in amazing times.” The lyrical images that follow those opening lines, the sleeve artwork, and the fan-made video Mos Def chose to represent the song suggest that the meaning of “marvelous” and “amazing” must be read as multiple; they must be read to mean both “excellent” and “great” but also “to cause wonder,” “to astonish,” and “to bewilder.” [read full cfp]
Proposals due: Feb. 8, 2010
Conference dates: May 13-14, 2010
Location: The University of Washington, Seattle
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