#  James Baldwin: The Making of an American Icon 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 21, 2020** 

 12:00PM - 12:00PM EDT 

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 **Virtual**  



 

 



 

###  lecture by WGS professor Robert Reid-Pharr

 As a Radcliffe fellow, Robert F. Reid-Pharr is completing a draft of “James Baldwin: The Making of an American Icon.” Drawing heavily on archival materials housed at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Houghton and Beinecke Libraries of Harvard and Yale Universities, the book is conservatively biographical in that it follows the story of Baldwin’s life from birth to death. At its core, however, the work is an attempt to understand how Baldwin achieved his fantastic celebrity status and why his image continues to be so compelling to the public.

 This event is hosted by the *Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University* as part of the [2020–2021 Fellows' Presentation Series](https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/calendar/list?keys=&type%5B%5D=5&date_filter%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=2020-08-25&items_per_page=All). Learn more and register on the [Radcliffe Institute website](https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2020-robert-f-reid-pharr-fellow-presentation-virtual).



 

 



 

 

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