Center for the Performing Arts half an hour prior to Gay stepping foot on stage, the foyer had already been elbow-to-elbow crowded. When doors opened for the event at the David A. “She is considered to be one of the best in her field, as an academic, while also having a strong following among non-academics.”
“We felt that Gay’s work touched on a number of important issues: sexual assault, toxic masculinity, body image, racism, etc.,” Assistant Dean for Communication, Community and Global Engagement Elizabeth Kicak said in an email interview.
27 installment of the USF College of Arts and Sciences’ Frontier Forum lecture series. Gay did not appear in Florida on a whim, rather she was invited to speak for the Sept. Gay recently graced Tampa with her presence, taking time to talk to a packed theatre about her books and current events, answer burning questions and, afterwards, sign copies of her works. “It’s okay kids, major in English, it’s going to be fine,” New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger Roxane Gay said to a crowd of eager University of South Florida (USF) students. Roxane Gay excerpts of her book to the audience.
