College of Arts and Letters

Film screening with introduction and discussion

Reginald Dwayne Betts A Reading Poetry Poet and essayist Reginald Dwayne Betts, whose work addresses the impact of mass incarceration on American society, will speak as part of the Residential College in the Arts & Humanities/Center for Poetry Wednesday Night Live/Spring Poetry Festival. Betts is the author of three poetry collections including Felon, winner of the 2020 NAACP Image Award for Poetry and finalist for the upcoming Los Angeles Times Book Prize for poetry. His two previous poetry col

Claudia Rankine Signature Lecture Poetry Poet, Essayist, playwright, and editor Claudia Rankine, whose work is critically accredited for bringing national attention to police violence against Black Americans, racial prejudice, historical trauma, implicit bias, and white supremacy, will speak as part of the College of Arts & Letters Signature Lecture Series. Rankine is the acclaimed author of Citizen: An American Lyric, winner of the 2016 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt Book Prize for Poetry, 2015 Forwar

Ann Hamilton Artist Lecture Visual Art Internationally acclaimed artist Ann Hamilton, known for her large-scale, multimedia installations, public projects, and performance collaborations, will give a public lecture about her art and research as part of the Department of Art, Art History, and Design Guest Lecture Series. A Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State University, Hamilton’s work explores sensorial experience, history, and language. Her site-responsive process works with co

Alison Bechdel Pop-Up Exhibit Graphic/Literary Arts Cartoonist and MacArthur Genius Award recipient Alison Bechdel’s work will be featured in a pop-up exhibit at the MSU Library. Bechdel is famous for her long-running comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For, and her graphic memoir, Fun Home, which was adapted as a musical and won a Tony Award. She’s also known for the Bechdel Test, a measure of the representation of women in fiction and in films. This pop-up exhibit, which is free and open to all, i