19th Annual David Noble Lecture
featuring
Professor Tiya Miles
"Detroit: Then and Now"
Tuesday, April 9th ~ 6:00pm, Weisman Art Museum
In public discussions about the current state and future prospects of the post-industrial American city, Detroit is often viewed as a potentially fruitful test case or frightening cautionary tale. Community members and academic partners are in search for ways to build constructive change on the ground and shape positive visions for the city's residents. Through a reconstruction of early Detroit in the first American decades with a focus on the role of slavery, this presentation considers whether understanding Detroit then can help to shape visionary thinking and action for Detroit now.
This David Noble Lecture is presented by Tiya Miles, a professor at the University of Michigan, a CLA alumna, and a MacArthur Fellowship "genius grant" recipient. The event is part of the "Black Studies and American Studies at the Crossroads Lecture Series" put on by the African American & African Studies and the American Studies Departments, and is co-sponsored by the Weisman Art Museum. Free!
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