Kathy Hovis is a writer for the College of Arts and Sciences.Summary One spring Saturday, Claudia returns from playing outside and finds the house unusually quiet. Please note: “The Bluest Eye” will be read in its entirety, and includes racially charged language and scenes of sexual violence.įor more information on all “Cornell Celebrates Toni Morrison” events, visit the Arts Unplugged website. 28, staff will host an online Zoom book club based on “The Bluest Eye.” Visit or the book club sign up. The Tompkins County Public Library in Ithaca is ordering extra digital copies of her works for patrons to check out online on Oct. In 1993, Morrison became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She wrote 11 novels that explored and illuminated the Black American experience, including “Beloved,” which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988, and “Song of Solomon,” which received a National Book Critics Circle Award in 1977.
Goheen Professor Emerita of the Humanities at Princeton, where she taught from 1989 to 2006. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell from 1997 to 2003, Morrison returned to the Ithaca campus numerous times over the years. Morrison, who died in 2019 at age 88, received a bachelor’s in English from Howard University in 1953, and her master’s in American literature from Cornell. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters and professor of Africana studies and English, who is one of the faculty members planning the events. “Toni Morrison was a global literary icon produced in part by Cornell University and therefore is a continuing member of our extended family even after her passing,” said Carole Boyce Davies, Frank H.T.
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This 2019 documentary about Morrison examines her life, works and themes throughout her literary career, and features former President Barack Obama, and TV personality and author Oprah Winfrey. “The Pieces I Am” film screening, place and date to be announced.Toni Morrison quilting project: With contributions from quilters across the country.A Toni Morrison exhibit: at Olin Library, fall 2020 through spring 2021, including photos, videos and copies of Morrison’s works in multiple languages.Reading groups: on campus and at community locations. Details about book choice, times and locations to be announced.A reading of Lydia Diamond’s adaptation, at the Schwartz Center. “The Bluest Eye” play reading: spring 2021, time and date to be announced.Scholars from around the world will discuss her literary legacy and scholarly work. This event will coincide with what would have been Morrison’s 90th birthday.
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and be streamed on eCornell and on Facebook registration is required. Credit: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders/Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
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