A Reading and Conversation with Lauren K. Alleyne James Madison University Professor Lauren K. Alleyne read from her latest poetry collection, Honeyfish, and spoke about her experiences as Assistant Director of the JMU’s Furious Flower Poetry Center, the nation’s first academic center for Black poetry. April 28, 2021 Alberto Manguel, whose indispensable The Dictionary of Imaginary Places inspired the Lehigh Libraries Special Collections exhibit Visit Imaginary Places!, shared his experience researching the world literature he surveys in this catalog of fantastical settings like Atlantis, Lilliput, Camelot, and Wonderland. From Imaginary to Reality: A Conversation with writer, bibliographer, anthologist, librarian, and collector Alberto Manguel June 15, 2021 Poets for Justice Poetry Slam In partnership with ArtsQuest, artists from the local community performed works related to racial and social justice to a live audience at the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks as well as livestreamed. April 17, 2021 In her talk, Lehigh associate professor of sociology and health, medicine, and society Dr. Sirry Alang highlighted how to confront interpersonal racism. Dr. Alang is a founding codirector of the Institute of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies and chair of the Health Justice Collaborative. Dr. Osagie K. Obasogie, Haas Distinguished Chair and Professor of Bioethics at the University of California, Berkeley, Joint Medical Program and School of Public Health, spoke on topics from COVID-19 to recurring acts of police violence, and how issues of ethics, race, and health shape how we live our lives, how we understand our world, and how we treat one another. The conversation was led by Professor Fathima Wakeel, associate professor and director of graduate programs at Lehigh University’s College of Health. Anti-Racism as Action December 2, 2020 A Conversation with Osagie K. Obasogie on Bioethics, Race, and Health April 5, 2021 05. EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries sponsored talks and presentations by visiting speakers and faculty on topics from poetry to bioethics to imaginary places. E V E N T S & E X H I B I T I O N S The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries support engaging library programs, activities, and services to advance the excellence of Lehigh Libraries. To become a member or learn more, visit go.lehigh.edu/friends. 2020 / 21 | ANNUA L REPORT | 23 Visit go.lehigh.edu/ltstalks for the recordings.
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