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March 22, 2023 - 6:00pm to March 23, 2023 - 6:00pm

Close Reading The Emergency! (Part Two) Black Study Series

CAAPP’s spring Black Study series “Close Reading the Emergency! (Part Two)” will run the week of March 20th-24thand consist of two exciting, on-campus main events.
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Past Center Events

October 21, 2022 - 6:00pm to October 22, 2022 - 8:00pm

Many Handed Dreaming Workshop

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October 11, 2022 (All day) to October 14, 2022 (All day)

Close Reading the Emergency! A CAAPP Black Study

Mark your calendars for CAAPP's Fall Black Study series "Close Reading the Emergency!" which will run from Tuesday, October 11th through Friday, October 14th. The series will feature a mix of virtual and in-person events and features the following invited guests in conversation and collaboration: Hanif Abdurraqib, Kimberly Drew, Namwali Serpell, Ashon Crawley, Coco Fusco, Fahima Ife, Dante Micheaux, D. S. Marriott, Diedrick Brackens, Mendi + Keith Obadike, Torkwase Dyson, and Ronaldo V. Wilson. Read more »
May 14, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Poster for event with event information, Carly Inghram, Aurielle Marie, and their book covers

Black on Black: A CAAPP + Cave Canem Reading

A celebratory reading and book signing with poets Carly Inghram (she/her) and Aurielle Marie (they/them) on the KDKA Stage at the Festival’s Bakery Square location. In partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books, Autumn House Press, and University of Pittsburgh Press. Read more »
May 13, 2022 - 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Portrait of Carly Inghram, book cover of her book: The Animal Indoors

"Mastering Limits: The Sound of Stolen Colors"--a FREE Poetry Workshop

A free community poetry workshop with Carly Inghram, Inaugural CAAPPP Book Prize winner (2020) for The Animal Indoors. Read more »
April 7, 2022 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Artifacts of Time Travel

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April 6, 2022 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Generative Comics Workshop with Ebony Flowers

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April 5, 2022 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Drawing From Home

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April 4, 2022 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Black Sound as Liberation Technology

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April 4, 2022 (All day) to April 7, 2022 (All day)
Text reads: A CAAPP Black Study on Intimacy Part Two

Black Study: Spring 2022

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February 15, 2022 (All day)

CAAPP First or Second Book Prize

Open to writers of African descent. Free to submit! Read more »