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9/17/01

GAYLE PEMBERTON IN SLU WRITERS SERIES

CANTON - Gayle Pemberton, called "the most singular African-American 
essayist to have appeared on the scene since the death of James 
Baldwin," will read from her works at St. Lawrence University on 
Thursday, September 20, at 8 p.m. in Herring-Cole. The event, part 
of the St. Lawrence Writers Series, is open to the public, free of 
charge.
	Pemberton is an essayist who works to articulate a perspective 
which is solitary and highly personal but which also acknowledges her 
vital connection to the African-American community. Her latest book, 
The Road to Gravure: Black Women and American Cinema, is forthcoming 
from Norton.
	She is also the author of a play, and numerous essays on 
American culture, higher education and teaching. An award-winning 
teacher, Pemberton has held teaching positions at several universities, 
including Columbia, Northwestern and Princeton, and is currently 
professor of English and African-American Studies at Wesleyan University in 
Connecticut.
	For more information about the series, contact the English 
department at St. Lawrence, 315-229-5125.

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