Events
1619 Project
Encountering Oceans Explorations of Space, Time, and the Human ♥
ZoomEncountering Oceans Explorations of Space, Time, and the Human Oct. 1, 2020 5:00-6:00 p.m. The Humanities Center is launching a new Conversations That Matter series for 2020-2021 that focuses on Oceans. These vast bodies of water provoke the human imagination, arouse emotions of fear and nostalgia, and are sites of pleasure, contemplation, heroism, and death. Join…
The 1619 Project and the Matter of Black Lives ♥
ZoomTopic The 1619 Project and the Matter of Black Lives Description The 1619 Project retells the history of the U.S. by foregrounding the arrival 401 years ago of enslaved Africans to Virginia. What is the impact of slavery on the country’s founding principles, economy, health care system, educational institutions, popular music and visual representations? Join…
Designing the Narrative with Taylor Shaw and Jon Key ♥
ZoomDesigning the Narrative with Taylor Shaw and Jon Key Description This event brings together two path-forging creatives for a conversation about race and representation in the current moment. Taylor Shaw is a writer, producer, and founder of Black Women Animate, a studio dedicated to cultivating talented women of color and other underrepresented people in the…