Enduring Questions, New Methods
April 2018 Conference on Haitian Studies
2018
"Enduring Questions, New Methods: Haitian Studies in the 21st Century"
In the spirit of Papa Legba (a Haitian lwa, or spirit, who acts as a crossroads between the human and non-human worlds), this conference is dedicated to what Gina Ulysse has called “New Narratives of Haiti.” We envision this conference as a series of roundtables. Dispensing with formal papers, we hope to facilitate conversation as a crossroads at which scholars might generatively explore Haitian history, art, politics, and culture in ways that contest narratives of fear, repression, failure, and dependency.
African American and African Studies Alumni Panel --
August in Perspective
The 'Creative Responses to #Charlottesville' event series was organized in the aftermath of August 11th and 12th to provide a space for healing through creative expression
August in Perspective: Culminating Showcase
Culminating Showcase
- March 2nd 7:00 pm, The Haven
- Performance of "A King's Story" by Joshua St. Hill, Amaya Wallace, and the Monticello Drama Department
- Performance of plays created during the 12-hour play project, "How to Live in Charlottesville"
- Performance of musical composition on redevelopment by children of Friendship Court
- Poetry readings
- Display and discussion of Kintsugi pottery and Solidarity Cards
August in Perspective: “Crafting Spaces of Solidarity and Resistance”
“Crafting Spaces of Solidarity and Resistance,” Erasure/Found Poetry with Sara Brickman, Solidarity Cards with Destinee Wright, and Kintsugi pottery with Ashon Crawley
August in Perspective: “Musical Reflections on Life in Charlottesville,” Workshop with A.D. Carson & PRESENCE Center for Applied Theater Arts
“Musical Reflections on Life in Charlottesville,” Workshop with A.D. Carson & PRESENCE Center for Applied Theater Arts
August in Perspective: "How to Live In Charlottesville" 12-hour theater project
- "How to Live in Charlottesville," 12-hour Theater Project with UVA’s Paul Robeson Players
- February 10th, 2018 9:00 am - 10:00 pm, Minor Hall, University of Virginia
- Participants will write, cast, direct, and perform a series of original plays organized around the theme of “How to Live in Charlottesville”
- Register via this link by January 31st, 2018
- Meals provided
August in Perspective Workshops
August in Perspective: Creative Responses to #Charlottesville
August in Perspective Workshop: Dancing While Black's Master Class for the Masses "Praise Traditions"
Dancing While Black's Master Classes for the Masses series presents: Dance Diaspora Collective/ PRAISE TRADITIONS
About: With the Afro form and the pulse at the center, this class will explore 3 well known spiritual dances: The Baptist Shuffle (from the Deep South, Mississippi & Alabama); The Ring Shout (from the Sea Islands and Low Country of Georgia and the Carolinas) and the Cordon (from Cuba)
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