Proposal Title
Haiti: Black Leadership, Art, and Life
Abstract
Join Lesley students and faculty in a discussion of the leading role Haiti has played in struggles against slavery and colonialism in the Americas and globally; its historic and consistent rejections of white supremacist values and dangerous stereotypes in the contemporary moment; and the lived experiences of Haitians working as artists, therapists, learners, teachers, here at Lesley who draw on pioneering Haitian models of epistemology and ontology—on Haitian sources of strength, community, resilience, and vision. Images will also be projected.
Start Date
28-3-2018 3:10 PM
End Date
28-3-2018 4:10 PM
Presentation Type
Panel
Disciplines
American Studies | Art and Design | Arts and Humanities | Cultural History | History | Intellectual History | Latin American History | Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures | Public History | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies
Full Text of Presentation
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Included in
American Studies Commons, Art and Design Commons, Cultural History Commons, Intellectual History Commons, Latin American History Commons, Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons, Public History Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons
Haiti: Black Leadership, Art, and Life
U-Hall 3-098
Join Lesley students and faculty in a discussion of the leading role Haiti has played in struggles against slavery and colonialism in the Americas and globally; its historic and consistent rejections of white supremacist values and dangerous stereotypes in the contemporary moment; and the lived experiences of Haitians working as artists, therapists, learners, teachers, here at Lesley who draw on pioneering Haitian models of epistemology and ontology—on Haitian sources of strength, community, resilience, and vision. Images will also be projected.
