About MARIAL Faculty, Fellows, and Staff Calendar of Events Research and Publications Fellowships Work-Family Resources Virtual Exhibitions	MARIAL CENTER COLLOQUIUM Frances Smith Foster (English professor, Emory University) Love, Marriage and Family in Early African America Wednesday, April 30, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m Frances Smith Foster is Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and chair of the English department at Emory University. Her specialties include African-American family life, and American and African-American literature. Recent publications include “Love and Marriage in Early African America”; “The Family in Africa and the African Diaspora: A Multidisciplinary Approach”; and “Written by Herself: Literary Production by African American Women, 1726-1892.” Foster is an editor of the Oxford Companion to African American Literature, the Norton Anthology of African American Literature, and “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: A Norton Critical Edition.” She holds a Ph.D in British and American Literature from the University of California, San Diego.   DIRECTIONS TO THE MARIAL CENTER The MARIAL Center is located on the 4th floor of the main building of Emory's Briarcliff Campus, 1256 Briarcliff Road. There is ample parking close to the building. Alternatively, you may take the Emory shuttle (Route B). The Emory shuttle (Route B) provides transportation from the main campus to the MARIAL Center at approximately 15-minute intervals (a 5-15 minute ride). For the shortest travel time, board the shuttle on Clifton (@ Emory University Hospital), Clifton (@ Fishborne) or North De c atur Road (@ Fishburne Deck/Schwartz Ctr.).  A complete schedule is available on the web at http://www.epcs.emory.edu/AltTransp/route_b.html Back to the Calendar of Events