Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Thompson Room, Barker Center 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
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Hubert Harrison:
The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918
W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and American Research, Harvard University
Spring 2010 Colloquium Series
Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918
Jeffrey B. Perry,
Guest Lecturer and Independent Scholar
There will be a question and answer period following the lecture.
Please feel free to bring a lunch.
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How Can We Remember the Bees and the Beats?
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Thursday, February 4th, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor New York, NY
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How Can We Remember the Bees and the Beats? Memory, Death and Disappearance in Brazilian Ritual Performances
A lecture in English by Leda Martins.
Drawing on her concepts of "Spiral Time" and "Oraliture," Professor Martins will examine the ritual ceremonies of the Afro-Brazilian Congados and of the indigenous Maxakali. Analyzing the interconnections between death, image, and the ancestral, she explores
these performances as practices of embodied memory through which these communities struggle against forgetting and disappearance.
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Call for Applications: Activist Performance Series |
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Call for Applications 2010
Activist Performance Series
The Program
Between April and June, the selected participants will take part in weekly workshops led by George Emilio Sánchez as well as by invited artists/activists such as Reverend Billy and Savitri D, Karen Finley, Anna Deavere Smith, Fulana, Pamela Sneed, Peggy Shaw,
Lorie Novak, and others. One of the goals of this series is to work in all five boroughs in New York City. We ask applicants to define social issues that are important to them and to find a bridge to communities around those issues. Past participants have
explored themes of racism and racial stereotypes; LGBTQ rights; war and human rights; gender and sexual violence; religion; and gentrification, among others. They have created performance pieces around these issues, interviewed members of various communities,
and led workshops in community programs (such as GLOBE/Make the Road New York), etc.
The program will be divided into three phases. Phase 1: every Saturday 10am-2pm from April 3rdt to May 8th, participants work closely with George Emilio Sánchez in developing performance and activist strategies, such as Boalian techniques, performance art and
site-specific interventions. Phase 2: intensive daily sessions from May 15- 22, participants work closely with leading activists, artists and scholars, and explore specific tactics for work in the field (street performance, interviewing, videotaping, seeing
other people's work, etc.). Phase 3: every Saturday from May 29th to June 12th participants develop their work with communities/groups of interest throughout the City, building on the strategies explored through the workshops. Final event (June 18th): participants
will share their strategies, performances, and experiences in a public forum at the Hemispheric Institute.
This program has a fee of $1000. Some financial aid will be available on a need basis. Program will be contingent on enrollment. Minimum number of participants: 10. Maximum number of participants: 18.
To see the program schedule for the past two years, visit:
http://www.emergenyc.org
Who Is Eligible
EMERGENYC is now open to activists/artists/performers between the ages of 18 to 28 who live in New York City. Applicants must have prior experience in activism and/or various performance genres. The program welcomes applications from individuals enrolled in
the City's colleges and universities AND from those who are not currently pursuing formal higher education.
How to Apply
Please send the following materials to hemi.newyork@nyu.edu no later than February 17th 2010:
Completed application form
A resume or biographical statement (maximum 500 words) that tells us about who you are, where you are from, your performance background and your current projects.
A statement of purpose (maximum 750 words) describing the reasons you want to participate in EMERGENYC. Please also describe the specific issues you would want to address through the program and any preliminary ideas about the communities where you would ground
this work.
2 letters of recommendation, which your recommenders must send directly to hemi.newyork@nyu.edu
Selected participants will be notified the week of March 1st; registration payment will be due March 15th; and program activities will begin on Saturday, April 3rd.
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Call for Film Submissions - "France Noire/Black France" Film Festival |
Friday - Sunday, May 21 -23, 2010
Forum des Images, Forum Des Halles, 2, rue du Cinéma, 75001 Paris
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"France Noire/Black France" Film Festival
La Présence Noire en France/
The Black Presence in France
Call for Films - Deadline: *February 28, 2010.*
The *France Noire \Black France* Film Festival invites independent film entries of any length devoted to our core theme, *The Black Presence in France/La Présence Noire en France.* Two shorts and one feature length film will be selected by a jury process for
featured public screening and recognition during the festival, and the filmmakers will be invited to discuss the film in a public forum. The films will be subtitled, and a 500 euros (shorts) and 1000 euros (feature) film award will be given to filmmakers whose
work is accepted and screened. You will be notified by email if your film is accepted. All genres/subject areas are welcome. Please include a self-addressed postage paid envelope if you want your work returned. All preview copies must be marked with your
name and contact information.
Deadline: *February 28, 2010.*
All footage - including music and other referenced video pieces - must have all rights cleared and secured. If you have signed a contract with any other entity for this film that includes EXCLUSIVE rights to this film, please review prior to submitting to our
festival. We do not ask for exclusive rights. Submissions must be sent to us on DVD and programmed to play as a DVD Region 0 (region free) or Region 1. Please note that the following formats will not be considered: VHS, CD-R (QuickTime MOV or MPG files) or
mini-DV. We will not accept emailed submissions or links to watch online. We must have a physical copy of the film.
Organizers' Contact Information:
France:
Professors Trica Keaton and Arlette Frund
Columbia University Institute for Scholars at Reid Hall\
4, rue de Chevreuse\
75006 Paris\
France\
Email: trica.d.keaton@vanderbilt.edu and frunda@wanadoo.fr
USA:
T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting
Professor of French & Italian
Director of W. T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies
Director of Program in African American and Diaspora Studies
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Box 351516
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37235-1516
Email: t.sharpley-whiting@Vanderbilt.Edu
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