BIFFI | Indigenous and Black Geographies: Colonialism and Cultural Persistence in the Ancient Americas

Start Date
End Date
Location
Brooks Hall Commons and Zoom
Sponsor
Black and Indigenous Feminist Futures Institute (BIFFI)

Wednesday, April 3

5:30pm-7:30pm - Photographic exhibition inauguration and reception (Brooks Hall, The Commons)

Thursday, April 4

10:00am - 12:00pm - Graduate Student event with Justin Dunnovant and Di Hu (Brooks Hall, B 210), lunch provided after.

3:00pm–5:30pm - Indigenous and Black Geographies: Colonialism and Cultural Persistence in the Ancient Americas Seminar. Part 1, Presentations (Brooks Hall, The Commons) Zoom registration here.

  • Black and Indigenous Geographies in the Danish West Indies (Justin Dunnavant, UCLA)
  • Living with Ruins: Indigenous persistence at an Ancient Maya City in Yucatan, Mexico since the 16th century (Roberto Rosado, UVA)
  • The Siren's Call: Remixing folklore in Indigenous-led cosmopolitanism in the Andes (Di Hu, JMU)

Friday, April 5

9:30am - 10:30am - Experiencing our space and landscapes (Patricia Nguyen, American Studies).

10:30am - 12:00pm - Indigenous and Black Geographies: Colonialism and Cultural Persistence in the Ancient Americas Seminar. Part 2, Discussion session led by Tiffany King (Brooks Hall, The Commons). Zoom registration here.

 

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