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Corinna Campbell presents "Personalizing Traditions in Surinamese Maroon Folklore Dance" to a captive audience during the African Dance Diaspora: A Symposium on Embodied Knowledge. This was one of many events, including panels and performances, that took place during the weekend-long symposium. The African Dance Diaspora took place in Lowell Lecture Hall from Friday, March 25 to Sunday, March 27.
Escaping the Static
Harvard students hoping to follow in the footsteps of small-screen greats find creative outlets in extracurriculars
Harvard Focuses on Africa
The Committee on African Studies hosts "Africa in Motion," a University-wide celebration of Harvard's work in and commitment to the field of African Studies. Together, the reception on Thursday evening and the all-day symposium on Friday both showcase and celebrate Harvard's commitment to African Studies and the new opportunities in the field as a result the recent Title VI Grant of nearly $2.5 million in Federal Funding that Harvard received from the Department of Education when it was designated a National Resource Center for African studies. Jacob Olupona, Professor of African and African American Studies and Professor of African Religious Traditions, Harvard Divinity School, along with other distinguished panelists, participate in a round table discussion on the future of African Studies.
Event Honors Growth in Africa
The Committee on African Studies held a reception last night to celebrate Harvard’s expanding commitment to African and African-American studies.
Fall Institute Fellows Selected
Harvard’s W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research announced the selection of fourteen new Institute Fellows.
Kerry Tribe
Visiting professor Kerry Tribe ventures into the intersection of art and memory through her installation based pieces.
Dept. of Education Awards Committee on African Studies Grant
The University’s Committee on African Studies earned $2.5 million dollars and gained national recognition when the Department of Education designated the area of study as a National Resource Center in July.
Gates Donates Handcuffs To Smithsonian
The handcuffs that will remain linked to the controversial arrest of Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. are now part of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian.
Skip Gates Traces Ancestry of the Famous
Television personality Stephen Colbert is distantly related to Elizabeth Alexander, the African-American poet who read at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, Oscar-award winning actress Meryl Streep, and Queen Noor, the queen consort of Jordan.
