Spring 2007 Africana Events Calendar*

February

8:"Who Buried the New Ark? Unearthing Black Power," Komozi Woodard, Professor of History, Public Policy & Africanan Studies, Sarah Lawrence College. Griffin Hall, Room 7 at 4:15 p.m.

8: "Beyond Localism: Obiora Udechukwu and the Articulation of Modern Uli," Chika Okeke-Agulu, Assistant Professor of Art History, Penn State.
Lawerence Hall, Room 3 at 7:00 p.m.

15: "Waiting Til the Midnight
Hour:  Rethinking the Black Power Movement," Peniel Joseph, Assistant Professor, Department of Africana Studies, Stony Brook University. Griffin Hall, Room 7. 4:15 p.m.

17: Legacy of Torture: The War
Against the Black Liberation Movement, documentary film screening with panel discussion to follow. Part of a running series of performances, films, and lectures on the theme of Terror. Sponsored by the Critical Theory Cluster, Africana Studies, and the Williams College Multicultural Center. Images Cinema, 50 Spring Street,Williamstown, MA at 5:00 p.m.

26: "Feminism and Activism: A Conversation" with Kara Keeling, USC-Film Studies, Visiting Professor in Africana Studies/Art at Williams and Joy James. Part of the open-dialogue and community forum series for the Africana Studies Senior Seminar on feminist and critical race theory. Contact Prof. Erica Edwards for more details.

28:"Culture and Oppression, Culture and Democracy: 1986-2006," Bongi Dhlomo-Mautloa, South African artist, curator, lecturer, and cultural activist, will lecture on visual arts in contemporary South Africa. Griffin Hall, Room 7. 4:00 p.m. More Information.

March

5: "Discovering Home," Binyavanga Wainaina, Writer-in-Residence, Union College. Wainaina is a Kenyan writer. In 2002 he won the Caine Prize for African Writing, Africa's biggest writing prize. In 2002, he founded Kenya's leading Literary Magazine, kwani? He is working on a travel book, Discovering Home, which will be published by Graywolf Press. This talk is sponsored by International Studies, Africana Studies, and the Departments of English and History. Griffin Hall, Room 7. 4:00 p.m.

5:"Contemporary Art in the New South Africa," Bongi Dhlomo-Mautloa, South African artist, curator, lecturer, and cultural activist, will lecture on visual arts in contemporary South Africa. Lawrence Hall 231. 7:00 p.m.

6: "Thinking Cultural Studies DIasporically," Grant Farred, Sterling Brown Visitng Professor of Africana Studies, Spring 2007. Associate Professor in the Program in Literature, Duke University. Griffin Hall, Room 7. 4:15 p.m.

6: War on Terror documentary film series: Why We Fight, Regret to Inform, and Winter Soldier. Part of a running series of performances, films, and lectures on the theme of Terror. Sponsored by the Critical Theory Cluster and Africana Studies. Griffin Hall, Room 6, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

April

4: Sexual Assault Awareness Month panel discussion with Black Women Filmmakers. Focus will be on domestic violence and human rights. Aishah Simmons and Roxana Walker-Canton.  Part of a running series of performances, films, and lectures on the theme of Terror. Sponsored by the Critical Theory Cluster, Africana Studies the Williams College Multicultural Center, the Women's Center and RASAN (Rape and Sexual Assault Network).  Panel moderated by Kara Keeling. Griffin Hall, Room 6. 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

4: Documentary Film Screenings by Black Women Film makers, with a focus on violence and human rights. NO! by Aishah Simmons and Belly of the Basin by Roxana Walker-Canton. Images Cinema. 9:00 - 11:30 p.m.

16:" The African Queen," Stephen Michael Best '89, Department of English, University of CA - Berkeley. Part of a running series of performances, films, and lectures on the theme of Terror. Sponsored by the Critical Theory Cluster and Africana Studies. Griffin Hall, Room 7 at 4:15 p.m.

18: Williams Jazz Festival Presents TRIO DEL SOL w/ Freddie Bryant at the Clark Art Institute. 8:00 PM. Program to be announced.
$10, $3 for students w/ valid ID

25: "The Assassination of Malcolm X, February 21, 1965: A forensic Analysis of the Murder." Manning Marable, Director, Center for Contemporary Black History, Columbia University, Sterling Brown Professor at Williams College, fall 2007. Griffin Hall, Room 7 at 4:15 p.m. For current research on the Assassination of Malcolm X, see the Malcolm X Project site.

30: "Public Secrets, Public Scandals:  The Event of Duke Lacrosse," Grant Farred, Sterling Brown Visiting Professor of Africana Studies, Spring 2007. Associate Professor in the Program in Literature, Duke University. Griffin Hall, Room 3. 4:30 p.m.

 

*Locations and times are subject to change, so please consult the All-Campus Calendar for exact times and locations. All events are free of charge.