2023 Ted Rose Lecture | Black Pulp and the Radical Politics of Popular Genre, March 9

The African American Studies Department presents the 2023 Ted Rose Lecture featuring a guest talk by Brooks E. Hefner on "Black Pulp and the Radical Politics of Popular Genre" on March 9 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Baker Center Ballroom.

Hefner, professor of English at James Madison University, will talk about Black Pulp: Genre Fiction in the Shadow of Jim Crow  (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2021).

Dr. Vattel "Ted" Rose, Ohio University African American Studies chair, classroom lecture, 1980. From the Ohio University Archives.

Vattel ‘Ted’ Rose was an associate professor in African American Studies from 1978 to the early 2000s. As chair of the department, he helped to build a legacy of excellence that still resonates today. During his tenure at Ohio University, Rose led the department for almost two decades and ensured its continuation long after his retirement.

The annual lecture series is an opportunity to introduce and recognize nationally and internationally recognized scholars in or closely affiliated with the discipline of African American Studies. These lectures provide the Ohio University community with speakers who have contributed to the close examination and understanding of African and African American life, history, and culture.

This event is sponsored by the African American Studies Department, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Division of Diversity & Inclusion, and the History Department. The Honors Tutorial College, Ping Center for the Humanities, and Department of English also helped to make this event possible.