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POSTPONED: Rod Ferguson: The Heterodoxies of Black Contemporary Art: Carrie Mae Weems, 'The Hampton Project,' and the Tall Tale of Power

THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE. MORE INFORMATION TO COME.
Rod Ferguson is a Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and of American Studies. Ferguson’s talk is based on a manuscript-in-progress that analyzes how contemporary Black art and writings from the Black radical tradition converse with one another in their assessments of the ravages of racial capitalism, colonialism, and heteropatriarchy.

Concert | Vijay Iyer and the Ritual Ensemble (CANCELED)

Please note that this program is canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer performs with Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban composer-saxophonist-percussionist Yosvany Terry; groundbreaking composer-percussionist Rajna Swaminathan; and composer-vocalist multi-instrumentalist Ganavya Doraiswamy in a riveting concert of collective interpretations of compositions by each of its members. Held in connection with the “Imperial Intimacies” conference, this performance is free and open to all.

Daphne Brooks, “Toni Morrison and the Question of Democracy”

Join us for the next lecture and conversation in the Democracy in America / Democracy in Crisis series.
Daphne A. Brooks is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of African American Studies, Theater Studies, American Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University. She is the author of two books: Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910 (Durham, NC: Duke UP), winner of The Errol Hill Award for Outstanding Scholarship on African American Performance from ASTR, and Jeff Buckley’s Grace (New York: Continuum, 2005).

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