Award-winning author Danzy Senna speaks at The University of ToledoPosted in Articles, Literary/Artistic Criticism, Media Archive on 2016-12-04 01:48Z by Steven |
Award-winning author Danzy Senna speaks at The University of Toledo
The Independent Collegian: Serving the University of Toledo Community Since 1919.
Toledo, Ohio
2016-11-08
Meg Perry, Staff Reporter
Savannah Joslin / IC
Award-winning author Danzy Senna visited the University of Toledo to read from her memoir Where Did You Sleep Last Night? as well as answer questions, and hold a book signing. The event was held Thursday, Nov. 3 for the 27th annual Richard M. Summers Memorial Lecture presented by the English Department.
Kimberly Mack, assistant professor of English said, “I was blown away by Senna’s skillful and fearless exploration of the complicated topics of racial, class and gender identity. Ms. Senna’s portrayal of biracial sisters, Birdie and Cole Lee, two young girls who struggle to find their places in a society that is uncomfortable with racial gray areas is simultaneously beautiful and devastating.”
Senna is most widely recognized for her novel Caucasia which has been awarded the Stephen Crane Award for Best New Fiction of the Year, American Library Association’s Alex Award, Finalist International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, as well as several others…
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