Meet VCU Authors
Members of faculty in the humanities at VCU have an impressive record of scholarly productivity and are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their significant contributions to our understanding of the human condition across cultures, throughout the past, and in the present. Our Meet VCU Authors series invites members of the Richmond community as well as colleagues and students from VCU and other local universities to come and meet VCU's authors as they talk about their recently published books and answer questions about their work. All are welcome!
Upcoming Events
The Makings and Unmakings of Americans: Indians and Immigrants in American Culture
January 29, 2024
The speaker for this event is Cristina Stanciu, PhD, Associate Professor of English at VCU and author of The Makings and Unmakings of Americans: Indians and Immigrants in American Literature and Culture, 1879-1924.
Cliffhanger!: The First Movie Superheroes
February 12, 2024
Christopher Irving, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts, presents the history of the first superhero movies, the 1940s cliffhanger serials.
A Decolonizing Ear: Documentary Film Disrupts the Archive
February 26, 2024
The speaker for this event is Olivia Landry, PhD, Associate Professor in the School of World Studies at VCU and author of A Decolonizing Ear: Documentary Film Disrupts the Archive.
African Musicians in the Atlantic World: Legacies of Sound and Slavery
March 25, 2024
The speaker for this event is Mary Caton Lingold, PhD, Associate Professor of English and director of the PhD Program in Media, Art, and Text (MATX) at VCU, and author of African Musicians in the Atlantic World: Legacies of Sound and Slavery.
Interconnections: The Research and Writing Process for ‘Joy Rides Through the Tunnel of Grief’
April 8, 2024
The speaker for this event is Jessica Hendry Nelson, Assistant Professor in the MFA program and English Department at Virginia Commonwealth University, and author of Joy Rides through the Tunnel of Grief.
Reading the Invisible Script: How Black Dance Pioneers of the 1930s-40s Danced Between the Lines
April 22, 2024
The speaker for this event is E. Gaynell Sherrod, PhD, dance educator, choreographer, historian, and professor in the Department of Dance + Choreography at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Isolation and Engagement: Presidential Decision Making on China from Kennedy, to Nixon
September 9, 2024
The speaker for this event is William Newmann, PhD, Associate Professor of Political Science at VCU and author of Isolation and Engagement: Presidential Decision Making on China from Kennedy, to Nixon.
Entitled Opinions: Doxa After Digitality
September 23, 2024
The speaker for this event is Caddie Alford, PhD, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing in the Department of English at VCU, and author of Entitled Opinions: Doxa After Digitality.