Coming Up at the CSSJ No Images? Click here CSSJ Commencement Newsletter Friday, May 25, 2018 The work of 2018 Heimark Artist in Residence, Jessica Hill examines black womanhood in our modern reality as well as the conjuring of folk tales born during the middle passage and grown throughout slavery. Herstory highlights the resilience of the black woman and the desire of her overcoming historical incarceration. Join us for the opening reception of the Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice’s new exhibition, Herstory. Gallery at the Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice, 94 Waterman Street. Saturday, May 26, 2018 11:00am Please join us for a discussion on the role of imagination and research in creating and visually communicating the legacies of racial slavery, the middle passage and the African American experience. After the forum, please visit the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice to see Jessica Hill’s exhibition, “Herstory,” currently on display, as well as a “Symbolic Slave Garden” and “Plants of Bondage/Liberation Flora” assemblage, curated by Geri Augusto. IBES, Room 130, 85 Waterman Street. 12:30 pm For nearly a decade, Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III worked to help conceive, build, and launch the Smithsonian’s NMAAHC, the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history, and culture. A leading scholar in American and African American history and the founding director of NMAAHC, Dr. Bunch, in conversation with Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice’s inaugural director Prof. Anthony Bogues, will discuss the experience of building a national museum that examines American history through an African American lens. IBES, Room 130, 85 Waterman Street. 1:00-4:00pm For centuries, the institution of slavery pervaded every aspect of life in America, and its reverberations are still keenly felt today. We invite you to the Center’s 19th century house for a special reception to meet our faculty, staff and students. While you are at the Center you can view the exhibit on display in our gallery, Herstory by 2018 Heimark Artist in Residence, Jessica Hill, a stunning glass wall art piece Rising to Freedom and a symbolic slave garden. Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice, 94 Waterman Street. *If you would like to submit a poster for advertisement in a future CSSJ newsletter please email slaveryjustice@brown.edu, using “Ad for the next newsletter” in the subject line. All flyers must be submitted as a PDF or JPEG. Postings in the newsletter will be made at the Center’s discretion. |