The University
of Kentucky's African-American Studies and Research Program will present the 1999-2000
topical lecture series "The Enduring Image of Race in Black and White" with
several events throughout the fall and spring semesters.The scheduled events are:
• "The Three Lives of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Mose," 4 p.m., Nov. 8, by
University of Memphis history professor Kenneth W. Goings, UK Student Center Theater.
• "Collecting Fantasies: Is Aunt Jemima Really a Black Woman?" 4 p.m.,
Nov. 19, by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill African and African-American art
history professor Michael D. Harris, Student Center Theater.
• "Selling Jemima: How an Advertising Campaign Put Mammy to Work," 4
p.m., Feb. 21, 2000, by University of Missouri history professor Maurice Manring, Room
230, UK Student Center.
• "From Exploitation to Appropriation? Viewing Contemporary Black Images from
an Historical Perspective," 4 p.m., Feb. 28, 2000, by African-American and African
studies professor Patricia Turner, Student Center Theater.
For more information, contact the UK African-American Studies and Research Program at
(606)257-3593 or e-mail by clicking here.
