Historian, literary scholar and organizer Shana Russell will deliver the 24th W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Lecture at Bard College at Simonâs Rock via Zoom.
Shana Russell, who holds a doctorate in American studies from Rutgers University, will explore the relationship between storytelling, scholarship and activism in a Monday evening lecture. PHOTO PROVIDED BY SHANA RUSSELL
Russell, an assistant professor of English at Bard High School Early College Newark, will discuss her research on domestic workers and her role in the Rikers Public Memory Project, which documents the experiences of people impacted by incarceration through New Yorkâs Rikers Island jail complex.