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Dr. Cornel West event rescheduled
March 26, 2012 7:00 PMDana Auditorium, E.H. Little Fine Arts Center, Queens University of Charlotte Main CampusEVENT SOLD OUT!!!
General Public $10
Students $5
Queens Faculty and Students Free
Queens Diversity Lecture & Cultural Series
Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Contact Information
- Bill Means
- Phone:
- 704-337-2320
- Email:
- meansb@queens.edu
Event Details
Cornel West is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual. He is the "Class of 1943 University Professor" at Princeton University. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in three years and obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy at Princeton. He has taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, Harvard and the University of Paris. He has written 19 books and edited 13 books. He is best known for his classic Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his new memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. He appears frequently on the Bill Maher Show, Colbert Report, CNN and C-Span as well as on his dear Brother, Tavis Smiley's PBS TV Show. He is also co-host of the popular radio show "Smiley & West" heard on PRI around the country.The Smiley and West radio show is a highly acclaimed progressive program.
He made his film debut in the Matrix - and was the commentator (with Ken Wilbur) on the official trilogy released in 2004. He also has appeared in over 25 documentaries and films including Examined Life, Call & Response, Sidewalk and Stand.
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