Embody and Catalyze: A Joyful Celebration of Hortense Spillers
The English department at Vanderbilt University is happy to announce “Embody and Catalyze: A Joyful Celebration of Hortense Spillers”! The conference will honor the career and contributions of Hortense Spillers, the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor and Distinguished Research Professor (Emerita) and will take place on Thursday May 19th and Friday May 20th, 2022.
Registration required. Please RSVP here.
Below, prospective attendees can find a schedule of events and information regarding accommodations and dining.
Conference Schedule
Thursday, 5/19
Coctail Reception/reading: 4:30-6:00 Buttrick Atrium
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Friday, 5/20
Jean and Alexander | Community Room
Opening remarks: 10:00 AM
- Anthony Reed, Vanderbilt University
Panel 1: 10:30 – Noon
Chaired by Anthony Reed
- Rizvana Bradley, University of California-Berkeley
- Shoniqua Roach, Brandeis University
- Riley Snorton, University of Chicago
Lunch: Noon – 1:30 PM
(Boxed Lunch)
Panel 11: 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Chaired by Emily Lordi
- Margo Crawford, University of Pennsylvania
- Farah Jasmine Griffin, Columbia University
- Sharon Holland, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Break: 3:00 – 3:30 PM
Panel III: 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Chaired by Dana Nelson
- Hortense Spillers
- Thadious Davis, University of Pennsylvania (Emerita)
- Deborah McDowell, University of Virginia
- Robert O’Meally, Columbia University
- Lucius Outlaw, Vanderbilt University
Accommodations
To book a room at the Homewood Suites directly adjacent to campus, click here.
Other options for hotels near campus include:
- Loew’s
- Hutton
- The Graduate
- Hampton Inn
- Home2 Suites
- Holiday Inn
- Marriott
- Courtyard Nashville
- Aertson
- Hyatt House
Dining
There are too many good restaurants in Nashville to list them all, but here are a few favorites near campus:
- Midtown Cafe
- Amerigo Italian Restaurant
- Nada
- Flatiron
- Henley (in Aertson)
- Barcelona Wine Bar (Edgehill)
- Tavern
- Jasper’s
- Redlands Grill
- etc. (Greenhill)
- Santo (Greenhill)
- True Food Kitchen (Greenhill)
- Epice (12 South)
- Bartaco (12 South)
- Josephine (12 South)
If you’re looking for a quick bite to eat, the following restaurants are all within walking distance from on-campus events:
- Panera Bread
- Starbucks
- Chipotle
- Mellow Mushroom
- Ben & Jerry’s
- San Antonio Taco Co.
- Sarabha’s Creamery
- Jimmy John’s
- P.F. Chang’s
Sightseeing
For an easy way to hit the high spots in town, visit the Old Town Trolley Tours website.
If you plan on visiting the shops, restaurants, and bars on Broadway, prepare for large crowds, especially later in the evening and at night.