Roundtable
Black Study and Black Performance: A Discussion on Gender and Sexuality in Radical Presence

In conjunction with the exhibition Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art

Roundtable

Black Study and Black Performance: A Discussion on Gender and Sexuality in Radical Presence

Thursday, September 26, 7:00 pm.

Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, 721 Broadway, Room 612

 

Featuring scholars from a range of disciplines, this roundtable will explore the radical potential of black performance as a scene of study. How might black study—both within and beyond the academy—redraw the maps, and reimagine the histories, of performance art? With Daphne Brooks, Professor of English and African-American Studies, Princeton University; Thomas DeFrantz, Professor of Dance and African American Studies, Duke University; Cheryl Finley, Assistant Professor of Art History, Cornell University; and Malik Gaines, Assistant Professor of Art, Hunter College. Moderated by by Tavia Nyong’o, Associate Professor of Performance Studies, TSOA, NYU.

Co-sponsored by NYU’s Department of Performance Studies.

Free of charge, no reservations, seating is limited.

Tavia Nyong’o

Starts 9/26/13 7:00 pm
Ends 9/26/13 9:00 pm
Participants Tavia Nyong'o mod., Daphne Brooks, Thomas DeFrantz, Cheryl Finley, Malik Gaines
Location Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, 721 Broadway, Room 612
Cost Free of charge

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Program Types: Roundtable Discussion