Join Wake Forest University on Thursday, November 9th for an evening with renowned author cultural geographer, Carolyn Finney in the Kulynych Auditorium in the Byrum Welcome Center. This event will feature a 60-minute lecture followed by a brief Q&A.

"Carolyn Finney, PhD is a storyteller, author and a cultural geographer who is deeply interested in issues related to identity, difference, creativity, and resilience.The aim of her work is to develop greater cultural competency within environmental organizations and institutions, challenge media outlets on their representation of difference, and increase awareness of how privilege shapes who gets to speak to environmental issues and determine policy and action. Carolyn is grounded in both artistic and intellectual ways of knowing – she pursed an acting career for eleven years, but five years of backpacking trips through Africa and Asia, and living in Nepal changed the course of her life. Motivated by these experiences, Carolyn returned to school after a 15-year absence to complete a B.A., M.A. (both of these degrees focused on gender and environmental issues in Kenya and Nepal, respectively) and Ph.D. (which focused on African Americans and environmental issues in the U.S.) She has been a Fulbright Scholar, a Canon National Parks Science Scholar and received a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental Studies." - For more information please see Finney's Bio on Authors Unbound.  

Dr. Finney's visit is sponsored by the African American Studies Program, the Environment and Sustainability Studies Program, and the Mellon Foundation.