Author: Isabela Fraga
Miguel Valerio on “Visualizing Afro-Creole Performance and Dance in Colonial Latin America”
On Thursday, December 5, we will welcome Miguel Valerio (Assistant Professor of Spanish at Washington University in Saint Louis), who is presenting a chapter of his book project, “The Bla... Read More
October 29th: Reading Group Meeting on “Slave Portraiture in the Atlantic World”
Our first reading group meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year will be on October 29th, 5pm-6:30pm, at Rosenwald 405. We will be reading two chapters from Slave Portraiture in the Atlantic World (Camb... Read More
Call for Papers: 1er Encuentro Internacional de Investigadores en Estudios Afrolatinoamericanos in Cartagena
Between May 27 and 29, 2020, the University of Cartagena, Colombia, will hold the 1er Encuentro Internacional de Investigadores en Estudios Afrolatinoamericanos, to mark the centennial of writer Ma... Read More
Cécile Fromont Publishes Edited Volume on Afro-Catholics Festivals
One of the founding members of the Slavery and Visual Culture Working Group, Cécile Fromont, has just published Afro-Catholic Festivals in the Americas Performance, Representation, and the Making of... Read More
Friday, May 17th: Workshop with Prof. Christopher Taylor (English)
On Friday, May 17th, the Slavery and Visual Culture Working Group will discuss a pre-circulated paper by professor Christopher Taylor (English), titled “Divine Servitude against the Work of Man:... Read More
May 21st: Black Mirror in Golden Age Spain: Juan Latino, Diego Velázquez, and the Poetics of Self
Please join us for a joint event with the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures on Tuesday, May 21st, at 5pm. We are pleased to welcome Maxim Rigaux, Fulbright and Belgian American Education... Read More
Video: Co-Founding Member Agnes Lugo-Ortiz Speaks about Visualizing the Enslaved Face
On March 2019, co-founding member Agnes Lugo Ortiz gave a lecture at the University of Puerto Rico on “Visualizing the Enslaved Face in the Transatlantic World.” The lecture was part of th... Read More
April 17th, at 12:30pm: Spring Reading Group Meeting
On Wednesday, April 17th, we will hold a reading group meeting to discuss two books, creating dialogues between them: Tina Campt, Listening to Images (Duke, 2017), and Maurie McInnis, Slaves Wait... Read More