Africana Studies Lecture Series

The Department of Africana Studies offers two lecture series.

The Ralph Pruitt Lecture, Arts and Media Series is a scholarly program that features scholars, professionals and performing and visual artists. The lecture series celebrates the legacy of the late Dr. Ralph Pruitt, the first director of the Department of Africana Studies, who valued and appreciated the black culture and academic excellence.

The Curtis Wilson Lecture Series is a scholarly program that promotes research in the area of Africana Studies. It provides a platform for scholars to present lectures on various topics in the interdisciplinary field of Africana Studies. The lecture series honors the legacy of the late Curtis Wilson, former director of the Department of Africana Studies, who advocated for an appreciation of black culture, history and scholarship.

The Curtis Wilson Lecture Series
Imagined Solidarity, Print Culture and the Third World Women's Alliance
Featuring Dr. Tiana Wilson, Assistant Professor, Department of Africana Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
In-Person: Berkman Hall 134 - Reception to follow in Berkman Hall 137
On Zoom: Please use this link for Zoom.

Dr. Tiana U. Wilson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research and teaching interests include Black women’s internationalism, Black women’s intellectual history, Third World Feminism, social movements and solidarity practices of the twentieth century. Her book project, “Revolution and Struggle: The Enduring Legacy of the Third World Women’s Alliance,” offers the first comprehensive study of the largest Black-led multiracial feminist group of the 1970s. Tracing TWWA members’ ideas, grassroots activism and transnational networks, Dr. Wilson’s research restores the international roots of Black Feminism as theorized by African American women.

Professor Wilson’s academic and public writing has appeared in numerous venues, including the Journal of African American History, Women’s Studies Quarterly, Oxford Bibliographies in African American Studies, Not Even Past, Handbook of Texas Women, Perspectives on History and the Washington Post’s Made By History. Her research has been supported by the American Council of Learned Societies, the Center for Engaged Scholarship, the Sallie Bingham Center, Smith College, the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and others.

A reception will follow the event.

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