Discussion: Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at the End of the World

The departments of Women and Gender Studies and Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies at Hunter College invite you to join author Tavia Nyong’o for a special discussion on his book, Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at the End of the World.

About the Author
A 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, Tavia Nyong’o is the William Lampson Professor of American Studies at Yale University, with award-winning books including The Amalgamation Waltz: Race, Performance, and the Ruses of Memory (University of Minnesota Press, 2009) and Afro-Fabulations: The Queer Drama of Black Life (New York University Press, 2018). His work in critical theory and performance studies explores the intersection of history, imagination, and Black aesthetic life through the lens of performance. Tavia Nyong'o's public-facing writings have appeared in prominent publications such as Vogue, *them*, *The Nation*, *n+1*, *Artforum*, *Texte Zur Kunst*, *Cabinet*, *Triple Canopy*, *The New Inquiry*, and *NPR*. and has been recognized with fellowships from prestigious foundations such as the Ford Foundation and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He serves on multiple editorial boards and co-edits the *Sexual Cultures* book series at NYU Press with Ann Pellegrini and Joshua Chambers-Letson. Currently curating public programs at the Park Avenue Armory, Nyong'o is completing groundbreaking research on topics ranging from digital technology's cultural history to racial and sexual dissidence in art and culture.