The Humanities Division and The Humanities Institute invite you to join us for the Hayden V. White Distinguished Annual Lecture, featuring Fred Moten. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m.

This talk will consider some theoretical and historical issues that come more fully to light when we meditate on a phrase and variation that Cedric Robinson sometimes used: We must deepen or, alternatively, we must heighten the contradiction. What is contradiction, what are the implications of refusing its resolution, and how do we propel its movement from (speech) act to practice?

The lecture will also be live-streamed via Zoom. Register here to attend virtually.

Fred Moten studies the social practice of poetry/criticism. He lives in New York and teaches at New York University. His most recent work, in collaboration with Brandon López, is Revision (TAO Forms Records, 2024).

The Hayden V. White Distinguished Annual Lecture Series is made possible by the support of the Thomas H. and Josephine Baird Memorial Fund, an endowment that supports yearly lectures relevant to historical and cultural theory, and to ensure that Hayden White’s legacy and intellectual spirit is honored and sustained.