The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Lectures/Discussions |
October 18 Saturday, 9 am – 5:30 pm
Collins Cinema
Scholars will discuss cultural identity, aesthetics, politics, and religion. Sessions will include perspectives by scholars from the areas of sociology, Africana studies –including the religions of Africa and the African Diaspora–, as well as artists, art historians, and curators on visual arts and films. Chairing the symposium from Wellesley College are Professor Filomina Steady and Assistant Professor Pashington Obeng Africana Studies Department; discussant is Visiting Instructor Genevieve Hyacinthe Art Department; and speakers include Professor Oyeronke Oyewumi, Department of Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York; Professor Stanlie M. James, Director African & African American Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Arizona State University; artist Renée Cox, New York; and guest curator Barbara Thompson, Curator of African, Oceanic, and Native American Collections, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
To register, visit www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu/whatsnew/black_womanhood_symp_reg.html.
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October 18, 2008
9am-5:30pm
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FREE ADMISSION. FREE PARKING. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA, 02481 map
Phone: (781) 283-2051
Directions are posted at:
http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu/information/directions.html
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- For inquiries, you may:
- 1) visit the website: http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu
- 2) contact the venue at (781) 283-2051 or
- 3) contact Barbara Levitov at blevitov@wellesley.edu or at (781) 283-2034
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