CSSJ Weekly Newsletter
February 5, 2015

Coming events

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Selma Screening

6:00 PM
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Moderated by Professor Francoise Hamlin

This event is part of the Black History Month Film Series in collaboration with the Providence Public Library.

RSVP on Facebook!

To learn about upcoming films in the series, visit our website. These events are free and open to the public. 

Friday, February 6, 2015

CSSJ & Africana Studies joint Graduate Seminar: Working with the Archive of George Lamming

12:00 PM
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice
Seminar Room
94 Waterman Street

Two graduate students worked with the Caribbean novelist George Lamming on archiving his papers.  This seminar discusses their work.  Chaired by Prof. Anthony Bogues.

Sponsored by CSSJ and the Dean of the Faculty.

Lunch will be provided. Kindly RSVP here: http://goo.gl/forms/HYsAvoO8Tx 

Monday, February 9, 2015

Dr. Clarice Thompson: The Beauty of My Music – a Musical Journey from Blues to Gospel

7:00 PM
Providence Public Library
Grand Hall
150 Empire Street

A Narrated Concert: The Beauty of My Music: a musical journey from blues to gospel with Dr. Clarice Laverne Thompson, Founder & Artistic Director of RPM Voices of Rhode Island. Dr. Thompson will perform music of the African American folk tradition, focusing on traditional gospel songs, spirituals, and blues songs.

This event is part of the Black History Month Film Series in collaboration with the Providence Public Library.  

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Freedom Riders screening

6:00 PM
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Moderated by Professor Tony Bogues 

This screening is part of the Black History Month Film Series in collaboration with the Providence Public Library.

RSVP on Facebook!

To learn about upcoming films in the series, visit our website. These events are free and open to the public. 

Friday, February 13, 2015

Seminar with Prof. Ted Maris-Wolf

3:00-5:00 PM
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice
94 Waterman Street
Seminar Room

“Citizens of Small Worlds: Free Blacks, Law, and Virginia Neighborhoods"
Jointly organized by CSSJ and 19th Century US History Workshop

RSVPs are required for this event: http://goo.gl/forms/wMSi6ydEXK

A paper will be pre-circulated. Please read this paper before attending to facilitate productive conversations.

Opportunities

Ruth J. Simmons Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Study of Slavery and Justice

Location: Providence, RI
Closes: Feb 16, 2015

Please include a cover letter, current CV, a writing sample, and three letters of reference. 

Beyond the Center

Boston Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project

On August 23 of this year, the Boston program for the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project will take place.

The event recognizes the role of the Middle Passage and enslaved labor in shaping colonial New England.

To promote the event and serve as an educational resource, we've created a website: bostonmiddlepassage.org.  We are looking for scholars, librarians, museum curators, community organizers, and others doing work with the histories and representations of slavery to contribute to our blog. We see this as a way of getting some of the wonderful academic work on this subject to a wider audience. Although topics on slavery in colonial New England are always welcome, we are also interested in posts other regions and eras. Posts may vary in length, but 1600-2500 words is a good frame of reference. If you are interested in contributing to the blog or another area of the project, please let me know at: EMNKugler@gmail.com