When | Saturday, March 13, 2021, 4:30 – 6 PM |
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Categories | Lectures & Discussions, Webcasts & Online |
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Sponsor | African American History and Culture Museum |
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Co-sponsor | The Center for Global Migration Studies, University of Maryland, College Park |
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Venue | African American History and Culture Museum |
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Event Location | Virtual |
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Cost | Free. Registration Recommended |
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Get Tickets or Register | eventactions.com… |
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Related Events | The Making African America Symposium series brings together scholars, journalists, activists, curators, filmmakers, and writers to discuss how immigration has shaped and is continuing to reshape what it means to be black in the United States. The symposium takes place over three weekends in March. For the full schedule and more information about the symposium, click here. |
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| Sign Up | Details | Day 4: Artistic Encounters: Literature, Music and Art History 4:30 p.m. EST Examining the diaspora through the lens of cultural production and retention offers dynamic examples of the meanings and legacies of migration. This session will explore how cultural productions in literature, music, and art both reflect and contribute to the complexity of encounters between African Americans and black immigrants during the 20th century. - Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Cornell University
- Dagmawi Woubshet, University of Pennsylvania
- Silvio Torres-Saillant, Syracuse University F Jason McGraw, Indiana University
- CHAIR: Zita Nunes, University of Maryland, College Park
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