September 18, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
in conversation with Em Rumble
Rumspringa Books
Springfield, MA

September 10, 2026
Smith College with Ousmane K. Power-Greene
4:30 PM | Klingenstein Browsing Room
Northampton, MA

August 14, 2026
Shorefront Legacy Center presents Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in Conversation with Natalie Y. Moore
6 PM | Zora’s Place
Evanston, IL

August 11, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Marc Supreme
6 PM | Peoria Riverfront Museum
Peoria, IL

August 5, 2026
Marthas Vineyard Comedy Fest with Dr. Kim LeDuff
4 PM | The Strand Theater
Martha’s Vineyard, MA

July 28, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Kellie Carter Jackson
7 PM | Harvard Book Store
Cambridge, MA

June 10, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Jennifer DeClue
7 PM | Odyssey Book Shop
South Hadley, MA

June 9, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Sullivan Summer
7 PM | Liz’s Book Bar
Brooklyn, NY

June 1, 2026
City Arts & Lectures presents Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Shereen Marisol Meraji
7:30 PM | Sydney Goldstein Theater
San Francisco, CA

May 31, 2026
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in conversation with Erica Ball
4 PM | Book Soup
West Hollywood, CA

“Historian Elizabeth Pryor, Word Nerd.” The Fabulous 413, NEPM (NPR affiliate). January 14, 2026

“Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, Associate Professor of History at Smith College, Speaks on the N-Word.” Take Note, WPSU (NPR affiliate). April 19, 2019

“Lessons on Teaching the N-Word,” Here & Now, NPR, May 15, 2018

“Tackling the N-Word on Campus, After Her Famous Father Used It on Stage,” interview with Karen Brown, NEPR (NPR affiliate), February 28, 2018

A&E, Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution, S1, E2 “The Contemporaries,” Air Date: June 29, 2022

“Reexamining the N-word,” The Special Report with Areva Martin,” Invited Panelist, Los Angeles, California, via Zoom, February 17, 2021

CBC News, London Ontario with Rebecca Zandberger, Invited Guest on the N-word at Western University, December 1, 2020

Scottie Andrews, “Everyday Words and Phrases that Have Racist Connotations,” CNN.com, July 7, 2020

“The State We’re In: Changing Systemic Racism in the US,” Connecting Point, WGBY (PBS affiliate), Springfield, Massachusetts, June 1, 2020

“History of Blackface with Prof. Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor,” Connecting Point, WGBY (PBS affiliate), Springfield, Massachusetts, November 26, 2018

“Dr. Elizabeth Pryor on ‘Tavis Smiley,’ The ‘Tavis Smiley’ Podcast, Nov 24, 2022

“Oh, Bloody Hell: Backstory’s History of Profanity in America,” interview on the history of the N-word with Nathan Connelly, Backstory Podcast, March 8, 2019

“Not Just Another N-word,” Invited Panelist, Toronto Black Film Festival, via Zoom, January 11, 2021