The AfroFuture Now
6:30 p.m.
Join award-winning graphic novelist and all-around champion of Black culture, John Jennings for a conversation about the current history of Black speculation.
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6:30 p.m.
Join award-winning graphic novelist and all-around champion of Black culture, John Jennings for a conversation about the current history of Black speculation.
3:30 p.m.
This talk will draw on ethnographic fieldwork to explore the social lives of low-wage women workers in Karachi, Pakistan.
7 p.m.
Berlin-based artist Christine Sun Kim discusses her wide-ranging practice around sound and language. Reflecting on her experiences as a member of the Deaf community, Kim will delve into her work within various systems of visual communication, including American Sign Language (ASL), musical notation, infographics, and television captioning. Kim is currently showing a new mural, Ghost(ed) Notes, on the east facade of the Henry Art Gallery. We encourage you to visit the mural prior to the talk!
The Office of Public Lectures offers standby seating on a first-come, first-served basis for sold out lectures. Any reserved seats not taken by 15 minutes before the start of the lecture will be offered to our guests in the standby line. Please note: standby entrance is based on seat availability and there is no guarantee of admittance to the public lecture.
The recording will be available until May 14, 2025.
4 p.m.
In 鈥淟etters from the Ancestors,鈥 Connolly follows the events of four generations of his Caribbean family, offering a view of the history of late capitalism in the Atlantic World.
5 p.m.
Garo Paylan, former Member of the Turkish Parliament in conversation with 91爆料 Professor Asli Cansunar.
7 p.m.
Garo Paylan, former Member of the Turkish Parliament, and Burhan So虉nmez, an award-winning novelist in conversation with 91爆料 Professor Asli Cansunar.
7 p.m.
Occasions for Poetry: Politics, Literature, and Imagination Among the Early Modern Ottomans
6 p.m.
This webinar will include a panel of experts discussing parents鈥, teens鈥, and preteens鈥 digital technology and social media use and its relation to mental health.
5 p.m.
Dr. Hudson will present research from her book, “Latinx Revolutionary Horizons: Form and Futurity in the Americas” (Fordham 2024).
3:30 p.m.
Explore the significance of the 228 Incident and examine how cultural productions, institutions, academia, and education contribute to representing lived histories and memories.