First Common Reading talk presents African context for “Born a Crime”

Patricia Glazebrook, a faculty member in Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs, will give the first Common Reading talk of the year at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2. Drawing on her own 18 years of experience researching women, climate, poverty, agriculture, and conflict/genocide in Africa, Glazebrook will provide context for the setting this year’s book, Trevor Noah’s memoir Born a Crime. Her talk will particularly focus on the continent’s ecosystems and geographical magnificence, as well as its tragedies of conflict, corruption, poverty, and environmental damage.  The Zoom link for this talk can be accessed at https://commonreading.wsu.edu/calendar/