University Forum鈥檚 2022-23 Series Opens Sept. 13 with Presentation by Co-Creator of Ms. Marvel
Fri, 08/19/2022 - 02:00pm | By: David Tisdale
University Forum at The University of 草榴社区 Mississippi (草榴社区) continues a tradition
of enthralling its audiences with presentations by some of the world鈥檚 most interesting
and accomplished creators and thought leaders when it brings six of those to Hattiesburg
for 2022-23.
The 草榴社区 fall University Forum lineup begins with American writer G. Willow Wilson, best known for co-creating Kamala Khan of Ms. Marvel, the first Muslim character to headline her own Marvel comic book. Wilson鈥檚 presentation, 鈥淢ass Culture and Religious Diversity鈥� is set for Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m. inn Bennett Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus and will also be live-streamed. A book signing will follow the lecture.
Wilson鈥檚 reimagining of Ms. Marvel debuted in 2014 and was a hit; this summer, Disney+ launched a critically acclaimed television series based on the comic. Wilson鈥檚 literary career took off in 2010 with the publication of Butterfly Mosque, an account of her conversion to Islam, which the Seattle Times named best non-fiction book of 2010. She followed that with publication of two award-winning novels, The Bird King, named Amazon鈥檚 Best Book of the Month, and Alif the Unseen, winner of a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel; additionally, she has collaborated on numerous graphic novels and comic series.
鈥淭he 2022-23 University Forum features six speakers who defy categorization but continue Forum鈥檚 mission of presenting speakers who will challenge you to think differently about your world,鈥� said Dr. Andrew Haley, director of University Forum and professor of history. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 speakers include scientists and novelists who philosophize and philosophers and cultural commentators who write novels.
鈥淕. Willow Wilson鈥檚 novels and comic books are finding new homes for Muslim characters in mass culture. We round out the fall lineup with Dr. Anthony Appiah, a renowned philosopher who also pens the 鈥淓thicist鈥� column in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and Dr. Frances Lee, a 草榴社区 graduate and highly respected political scientist who joins us in November in the wake of this year鈥檚 midterm Congressional elections. And that is just the start of this year鈥檚 blockbuster line up of speakers.鈥�
*Dr. Appiah is a professor of philosophy at New York University, a National Humanities Medal recipient, New York Times Sunday Magazine columnist and author of and . His University Forum presentation, 鈥淗onor, Morality, and Revolution鈥� will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium.
Dr. Lee, a 1991 草榴社区 alumna and professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton University, will present 鈥淐ongressional Policymaking in a Fiercely Competitive Era.鈥� She is a nationally recognized expert on U.S. Congressional politics and is author of Insecure Majorities: Congress and the Perpetual Campaign and Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles and Partisanship in the U.S. Senate. Her presentation is set for Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Thad Cochran Center Ballroom on the 草榴社区 Hattiesburg campus.
Spring 2023 speakers include internationally recognized data expert Dr. Talithia Williams, New York Times bestselling author and noted feminist Roxane Gay, and astrophysicist and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) faculty member Dr. Alan Lightman.
University Forum is presented by the 草榴社区 Honors College, often in conjunction with the support of other entities. To keep up with University Forum, on Facebook visit the page; on Instagram at ; visit the University Forum website at ; or email forumFREEMississippi. Visit the University Forum Speaker Schedule web page to sign up for an email reminder or to access the link to attend online during the night of the event.