Dr. Omaris Z. Zamora is a transnational Black Dominican Studies scholar. Her current book project, AfroLatina (Trance)formations: Poetics of Black Embodied Archives and Feminist Epistemologies, engages the theoretical formation of AfroLatina feminist epistemologies through an analysis of transnational Dominican women's narratives in literature, performance, and social media. Latino podcast episode "Reggaeton in the Age of #MeToo". Dr. Zamora is a spoken-word poet and she fuses her poetry with her scholarly work as a way of contributing to a black poetic approach to literature and cultural studies.

This event is part of the second annual English MUSE Scholars Program.

Location:	Wells Hall, Room B-243
Price:	Free
Sponsor:	Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Contact:	Yomaira Figueroa yomairaf@msu.edu
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