# Event Details

- **Event Name**: St.Clair Drake Memorial Lecture featuring author Junot Díaz
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: The Department of African & African American Studies at Stanford University presents the Annual St Clair Drake Lecture.About this EventThe Department of African & African American Studies at Stanford University proudly presents the Annual St. Clair Drake Memorial Lecture featuring renowned author Junot Díaz, who will be delivering this year's thought-provoking lecture titled, "Notes From a Book of the Dead."About Junot Díaz:Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey, Junot Díaz is the acclaimed author of Drown, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2008 Pulitzer Prize winner), and This Is How You Lose Her. A MacArthur fellow and a professor at MIT, Díaz has received numerous accolades, including the Guggenheim Fellowship and the PEN/Malamud Award.Lecture Abstract:In our anti-democratic socially mediated conjuncture where the act of listening has eroded to the point of near-extinction, what is learned when those of us living under conditions of Pattersonian social death attempt to super-listen to the actual dead through the (undead) medium of literature — a super-listening that evokes Donald Davidson’s concept of radical interpretation. What is made possible with such deep dead communions, and what is not?
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stanford/stclair-drake-memorial-lecture-featuring-author-junot-díaz/100001982699696164
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Stanford
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Stanford Humanities Center
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- **long**: -122.1723787
- **full address**: Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is St.Clair Drake Memorial Lecture featuring author Junot Díaz being held?
  - **A:** St.Clair Drake Memorial Lecture featuring author Junot Díaz takes place on Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing St.Clair Drake Memorial Lecture featuring author Junot Díaz?
  - **A:** St.Clair Drake Memorial Lecture featuring author Junot Díaz is organized by The Program in African & African American Studies.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** St.Clair Drake Memorial Lecture featuring author Junot Díaz is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Stanford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If St.Clair Drake Memorial Lecture featuring author Junot Díaz sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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