The University of Cincinnati's Department of English invites the public to its series called “Ropes,” featuring prominent writers who lecture and participate in public dialogues.

        Stanley Corkin, a UC English professor, said the April riots and the Sept. 11 attacks gave him the theme for Ropes this year.

        “Race is not simply a category defined by black and white. The series will look at the term in all its varieties,” he said.

        For instance, Caryl Phillips is a Caribbean-born novelist, raised in England, who has written about the African slave trade.

        Noel Ignatiev, a fellow at Harvard University, will discuss the social consequences of the “category of whiteness.”

        Bharati Mukherjee and Suvir Kaul are writers of South Asian background.

        The schedule:

        Tuesday: Noel Ignatiev on “Abolish the White Race,” Room 127, McMicken Hall. 8 p.m.

        Wednesday: Public dialogue with Noel Ignatiev, Caryl Phillips and Reggie Boyd. Elliston Room in Langsam Library. 2 p.m.

        Thursday: Caryl Phillips on “The High Anxiety of Belonging,” Room 127, McMicken. 8 p.m.

        Feb. 5: Gerald Vizenor on “Native American Survivance,” Room 127, McMicken. 8 p.m.

        Feb. 6: Public dialogue with Gerald Vizenor and Amy Elder, Elliston Room, Langsam. 2 p.m.

        Feb. 19: Bharati Mukherjee on “Apple Pie Redefined: Race, Culture and American Values in the Age of Terror,” Room 127, McMicken. 8 p.m.

        Feb. 20: Public dialogue with Bharati Mukherjee and Suvir Kaul, Elliston Room in Langsam. 2 p.m.

        Feb. 20: Suvir Kaul on “Violence in the Making of (sub) National Identities,” Room 127, McMicken. 8 p.m.

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