EXHIBITS, SCREENINGS, PERFORMANCES, 2008-09

A joint opening reception for the exhibits below will be held on Thursday, April 16, 5:30 PM at the First Floor Gallery of the John Hope Franklin Center

The Sea is History - Moun Kanntè, Yoleros, Balseros, Boteros
An Exhibition on Human Dispersion in the Caribbean Sea
First Floor Gallery, Franklin Center

Curated by Holly Ackerman, PhD, Librarian for Latin American and Iberian Studies and 2008-09 Library Fellow, Franklin Humanities Institute Annual Seminar, Alternative Political Imaginaries

The exhibit opening will follow a symposium on the same theme - click here for more information.

The Sea is History exhibit and the symposium are presented by the Franklin Humanities Institute 2008-09 Annual Seminar, Alternative Political Imaginaries. The program and exhibition are presented by the Duke Libraries and the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute with support from Atlantic Studies, Center for Global Studies and the Humanities, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Department of African & African American Studies, Department of Romance Studies, Department of Women’s Studies, Duke in the Andes Program, the Office of the Vice-Provost for International Affairs, Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South.

Tell Me Again: A Concise Retrospective
John Hope Franklin Center for International & Interdisciplinary Studies
Basement Gallery

Desired Dwellings: Project for an Immersive Environment
The DiVE
1617A Fitzpatrick Center

Fatimah Tuggar’s piece in the DiVE is open for viewing on Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, or by appointment. Appointments may be made by calling (919) 684-6469 or writing to grant.samuelsen@duke.edu

Fatimah Tuggar’s projects are presented by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute with major support from the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Visual Studies Program, Program in Women’s Studies, and the Department of African & African American Studies. Fatimah Tuggar is one of three HBCU Faculty Fellows in residence at the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute during 2008-09. This program is funded by a generous grant from the A.W. Mellon Foundation.