Conference: Forgiveness and the Unforgivable

Keynote Speaker: Ashraf H. A. Rushdy, Benjamin Waite Professor of the English language and Professor of African American Studies at Wesleyan University.  

Keynote Title: The Seeds of the Sunflower

Bio: Ashraf H. A. Rushdy's main field of research is in African American culture and history.  He has published work on the representation of slavery in African American culture and politics.  He has also written on the history of lynching in American culture. He has written on the practice of political apologies, and his most recent work is an exploration of the philosophical concepts of resentment and forgiveness.

Article from the Conversation, January 30, 2018
The Art of the Public Apology

Recently published books:
After Injury: A Historical Anatomy of Forgiveness, Resentment, and Apology

American Lynching