July 30, 2024 — 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Dr. Abdul Alkalimat will deliver the International Colloquium keynote on this year’s theme: “Echoes of FESTAC ‘77”. This keynote will explore the role of international Black cultural festivals, placing them in historical context and mapping their implications for the contemporary moment. July 31, 2024 — 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
We will be joined by a collective of artists and cultural scholars from Nova Scotia, Canada, where they will explore the continuities in the histories of people of African descent in the U.S. and Canada. For this session there will be a presentation of original theatrical work from the collective.August 1, 2024 — 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
A public conversation between Dr. james pope and Dr. Abdul Alkalimat, where we further contextualize and explore the future implications of Black cultural production to global Black lived experiences.August 2, 2024 — 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
We are once again joined by the artists and cultural scholar collective from Nova Scotia, Canada, where they will explore the continuities in the histories of people of African descent in the U.S. and Canada. For this session there will be an exploration of Black cultural life throughout Canada, centering the histories of Black Nova Scotia.
