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… the Atlantic slave trade, Newport sent over 900 voyages to Africa between 1725 and 1808 and exiled about 100,000 people … for rice which they took back to Newport in huge barrels. Black community leaders in Rhode Island have recently begun to highlight their state’s history of involvement in the slave …

… the defense of their land and environment, language, and culture, Indigenous peoples in Latin America are generating … there are also important notions of resistance, creation, art, culture, and joy – Indigenous communities in Latin … thrive. At the core of the colloquia is the desire to highlight alternative voices more broadly in Latin America, …

… appointed as the new Brazilian Ambassador in South Africa, has been serving as the Consul General in Boston. In … Filho talks about his trajectory as one of the first Black diplomats in his country, and the challenges related to … a few weeks, I will begin working as ambassador to South Africa, after being approved by Congress in Brazil. Despite …

… and Richard Nicholas Rosomoff In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World Siddharth … through the Worlds of the Slave Trade John Stauffer The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the … Second Prize: Philip D. Morgan Slave Counterpoint: Black Culture in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry … …

… of erotic angst and uncomfortable awakening....evokes a culture whose puritanical restraints have begun to loosen, … Bui Thac Chuyen, which was previewed at the Venice film festival in 2009 and explores topics such as homosexuality, … Featured Film Competition "EurAsia" in the 10th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2006), and the Meridian Film …

… to the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia from both sub-Saharan Africa and its diasporas in North America. Yet in both … likely to have contact with or reason to think about local Black citizens than they were to encounter elite African … the USSR and Yugoslavia and its effects upon audio-visual culture in both countries and particularly within their …

… of Hamburg, Germany. Her research interests include Black Europe, comparative diaspora studies, queer of color … decolonial theory, transnational feminisms, visual culture studies, race and technology, and critical European … Amnesia” in  Nka. Journal for Contemporary African Art  and “Beyond Trigger Warnings: Safety, Securitization, …

… Studies (CAS) supports and coordinates the study of Africa within Yale University, and promotes education and scholarly exchange about Africa through its curricula and educational activities open … students with a broad understanding of the history, culture, and languages of Africa, and grounding in …

… M. Brown is Visiting Associate Professor in the History of Art and Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. Her … Res , Interventions , Comparative Studies in South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East , Archives of Asian Art , Journal … second prize at an International Television documentary festival. Her current research focuses on the intersection of …

… pilgrimage as religious equalization in contemporary Africa. His talk was sponsored by the  Project on Religious Freedom and Society in Africa  at the MacMillan Center, which aims to promote … in which the  Project on Religious Freedom and Society in Africa  brought together twenty-four academics and religious …

… Arts and Sciences. “The idea is to go beyond the evening news soundbites about China and to root an understanding of this complex country and culture in the long view. “My hope with the course is to … intelligence and technology, environmentalism, the Chinese diaspora, the Chinese language revolution, and other …

… two films in a three-part anthology of short fiction films highlight various aspects of humans’ relationship with water. … premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024 in International Competition and was awarded … was shown at Hot Docs, Visions Du Reel, BFI London Film Festival, IDFA and became an Oscar-qualifying short …