The University of Florida is partnering with the Alachua County Library District and local community organizations to celebrate Zora Neale Hurston and her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. With funding from a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant, the Big Read will feature ten months of programs that use Hurston's novel as a lens through which to explore the intersections of environment, people, and history in Alachua County and the surrounding area.
Programming will engage community members of Alachua County and UF in conversations about the novel, its themes, and how they relate to where we live. The community will have the opportunity to explore UF's archives, including Zora Neale Hurston’s papers, attend panels and presentations that explore themes of Black geographies and community heritage, participate in book discussions in multiple languages and formats, and explore writing through a series of workshops.
Inivèsite Florid pote kole ak Bibliyotèk Konte Alachua e òganizasyon kominotè lokal yo pou selebre Zora Neale Hurston ak woman li, Je yo te fikse sou Bondye. Finansman pou pwogram sa soti nan Fondasyon Nasyonal pou Atizay (National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)) atravè pwojè Big Read. Big Read pral prezante yon seri aktivite pandan 10 mwa ki itilize woman Hurston nan kòm yon lantiy pou eksplore entèseksyon anviwonman, moun, ak istwa nan Konte Alachua ak zòn ki antoure l yo.
Pwogramasyon an pral angaje manm kominote Konte Alachua ak UF nan brase lide sou woman an, tèm li yo, ak rapò yo genyen ak kote n ap viv la. Kominote a pral gen opòtinite pou eksplore achiv UF yo, ki gen ladan zèv Zora Neale Hurston yo, patisipe nan panèl ak prezantasyon ki eksplore tèm jeyografi Nwa yo ak eritaj kominotè, patisipe nan diskisyon sou liv nan plizyè lang ak fòma, epi eksplore ekriti atravè yon seri atelye.
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