Racial and Ethnic "Passing" in Fiction and Film

 

The Abram Matlofsky Memorial Program, funded by the Karma Foundation  Monday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.  Join us for a lively discussion and light refreshments Not Quite White in Fiction and Film: Laura Z. Hobson's Gentleman's Agreement and Nella Larsen's Passing       Join us for a panel discussion about racial and ethnic "passing" in these critically-acclaimed novels and their film adaptations. Excerpts from both films will be shown in this dynamic look at the complex struggle of Black and Jewish Americans to belong.     Donavan L. Ramon Southern Illinois University Edwardsville   Rachel Gordan University of Florida   Gene Seymour Film and Cultural Critic   Register   Douglass Student Center, 100 George Street, New Brunswick Free and open to the public; Free parking   This program is presented in conjunction with an interdisciplinary symposium, Black Americans, Jewish Americans: Historical Intersections, Collisions, and Passings, and is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.     Donate Now   Thank you for your support!   Your gift enables us to make a meaningful impact in the community, fostering engagement with Jewish identity, culture, and history.