Ithaca College

The documentary A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde will screen on Wednesday, October 30. Free and open to the public, the event will begin at 6 pm in the Park Auditorium, followed by a discussion with Dr. Nia Nunn and publisher Nancy K. Bereano

Audre Lorde’s powerful presence and visionary words made her iconic, one of the most influential thinkers and writers of the culturally rich lesbian-feminist 1980s. Her prose (essays and a biomythography) and poetry were touchstones for a generation of lesbians who both sought and were pushed into ever-expanding political consciousness. All of the political struggles, both within the lesbian community—racism, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism—and the “outside” world (add homophobia, misogyny, and patriarchy to the list), were integral to who Audre Lorde was and what she wrote.

After the screening, Nancy K. Bereano, who edited Audre Lorde’s essays and speeches, and Associate Prof. Dr. Nia Nunn, who teaches Audre Lorde’s work, will lead a discussion. 

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact April Johanns at ajohanns @ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1789. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.