Join English FIRST scholar Gary Holcomb for “A Jolt of Consciousness: Writings of the Queer Black Renaissance” from 5 to 6 pm, Thursday, July 30 in the Mabel Van Duzee Room (Norlin 424B). “The work coming out of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance was spirited, compelling, vitalizing, profound, confrontational, and brave all at the same time,” says Holcomb, whose talk will focus on how the Harlem Renaissance opened the door for a vital queer Black literary awakening. http://english.colorado.edu/queer-black-writers-cause-stir-in-american-…