Tanji Gilliam to present Black American studies talk

7:49 p.m., Sept. 16, 2013--Tanji Gilliam, artistic director of the multimedia design firm Oil House Productions, will discuss "Race Is an Archive" as part of the "Black Studies: Every Day, Every Night" lecture series.

Her talk is scheduled from 12:30-1:45 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, in 001 Mitchell Hall.

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June 6-9: Food and culture series

The 20th annual June Lecture Series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UD in Wilmington will be held June 6-9. Titled 'June a la Carte,' this year's program focuses on great political documents, feminism, world politics and a Newark cuisine sampler.

• June 6-9: Food and culture series
• Through June 30: 'Saving White Clay Creek'
• July 22: WWE Heatwave Tour
• Through Sept. 16: Women of color in academia

The program will provide an exploration of independent black film and photography production and examine how race is formed and represented in new forms of social media.

Gilliam has received numerous awards from the Social Science Research Council, as well as the Leeway Foundation's Art and Change Grant for her work on domestic violence. 

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she earned an M.F.A. in film, video and new media from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her doctorate in the history of culture from the University of Chicago. 

The program is sponsored by UD's Department of Black American Studies.