The University of Iowa African American Studies Program
Presents:
Deeply Democratic:
A Symposium on Dr. Manning Marable
With a Keynote Lecture by:
Professor Russell Rickford
Department of History
Dartmouth College
This symposium celebrates the intellectual, political, and pedagogical work of the late Professor Manning Marable, who up until his passing, was the M. Moran Weston and Black Alumni Council Professor of African American Studies at Columbia University
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Friday, February 10, 2012, 12:30-5:30pm
Iowa City Public Library, Room A
123 S. Linn St. Iowa City, IA 52240
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12:30-2:00pm: Discussion: “Claiming Earth”: The Land Question and Pan Africanist Theory in the 1970s,” an article in progress by Professor Russell Rickford (email deborah-whaley@uiowa.edu for the article)
*3:30-4:15pm: Keynote Lecture: “Beyond Boundaries: Manning Marable,”
by Professor Russell Rickford, Dartmouth College
4:15-4:30pm: Comments: Professor Richard Turner, University of Iowa
4:30-5:00pm: Roundtable Discussion: Manning Marable’s contribution to political theory, human rights, and higher education
5:00-5:30pm: Audience Q & A
:: :: :: hors d'oeuvre, refreshments, & coffee served :: :: ::
For an example of Marable's position on economics, higher education, and politics, view one of his recent keynotes here:
The Manning Marable Symposium is sponsored by the African American Studies Program, Department of American Studies, Department of Religious Studies, The Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, Department of History, Project on the Rhetoric of Inquiry, Department of Sociology, and International Programs. People with disabilities are encouraged to attend University of Iowa Events. If you require special accommodations to attend this event, please call the African American Studies Program at 319-335-0285 so that we can make the necessary arrangements.
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Iowa and Invisible Man: Making Blackness Visible
November 29—December 3, 2011
All events are free and open to the public.Read the story of the Iowa and Invisible Man project by Brian Dau here.
Black Hawkeyes: Midcentury Memories of
the University of Iowa
Tuesday, November 29, 7 p.m.
Shambaugh Auditorium, UI Main Library
What was it like to be a black individual on the University of Iowa campus in the 1950s? A panel of “Black Hawkeyes” will offer first-hand memories of that period. The panel will be moderated by Professor Richard Breaux, assistant professor in Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University and author of Maintaining a Home for Girls: The Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs at the University of Iowa, 1919-1950 and To the Uplift and Protection of Young Womanhood: African American Women at Iowa Private Colleges and the University of Iowa, 1878-1928. Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man—A Roundtable on the Literary Past and Theatrical Future of a Great American Novel
Wednesday, November 30, 4-5:30 p.m.
Iowa City Public Library, Room A
When Ralph Ellison accepted the National Book Award for Invisible Man (1952), he reflected on his goals in writing the novel: "I was to dream of a prose which was flexible, and swift as American change is swift, confronting the inequalities and brutalities of our society forthrightly, but yet thrusting forth its images of hope, human fraternity, and individual self-realization." In this roundtable, a group of distinguished scholars join the director/producer and writer who are the first artists ever to adapt the novel to the stage. Together, they reflect on the writer, the literary landscape at mid-century, the power of the novel, and the challenge of bringing this brilliant and powerful page in American history to the stage.Panelists:
Horace Porter, Wendell Miller Professor of English and American Studies
"Ralph Ellison's Scenes of Instruction"
Michael Hill, Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies
Invisible Man in the Political and Literary Context of the Mid-20th Century
Lena Hill, Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies
Reading Invisible Man in the 21st Century
Oren Jacoby, Playwright and Writer for the Stage Adaptation
Bringing Invisible Man into the (Stage) Light
Christopher McElroen, Producer and Director for the Stage Adaptation
The Winding Road from the Page to the Court Theatre Stage
Visions in Process: Orations from the University of Iowa's Invisible Man Residency
Wednesday, November 30, 6:30 p.m.
African American Museum of Iowa
Join the conversation about the “Iowa and Invisible Man: Making Blackness Visible” residency. This event, which offers an occasion for public dialogue about the 21st century implications of Ralph Ellison’s ideas about race and democracy, will include a panel discussion about the residency as well as a presentation of scenes from the script.Panelists:
Christopher McElroen, Producer and Director for the Stage Adaptation
James Randall, Professor of English (retired), Coe College
Shanna Benjamin, Professor of English, Grinnell College
Chad Simmons, Interim Director of Diversity Focus, moderator
For My People: Elizabeth Catlett at Iowa and Beyond
Thursday, December 1, 3 p.m.
Iowa Memorial Union, Illinois Room (348)
University of Iowa Museum of Art chief curator Kathleen Edwards will discuss the work of UI alumna Elizabeth Catlett (MFA ’40) in the context of Catlett’s student experience. Edwards visited with Catlett in Cuernavaca in 2006. Consequently, the UIMA purchased 26 prints for the collection. Edwards’ program will begin with a lecture about Catlett and her work, including Catlett’s sculpture Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison, 2003. After the lecture the audience is invited to view prints by Elizabeth Catlett in the UIMA@IMU Visual Classroom.Now You See It, Now You Don’t: A Civic Reflection Discussion
Thursday, December 1, 7 p.m.
Shambaugh Auditorium, UI Main Library
This facilitated discussion will focus on issues of perception and difference. How do we see people who are different from us? How do they see us? What defines difference? Who determines that definition? Using a shared text as discussion catalyst, participants will be encouraged to consider the central issues from both societal and personal contexts.WorldCanvass
Friday, December 2, 5-7 p.m.
Senate Chamber, Old Capitol Museum
“Iowa and Invisible Man: Making Blackness Visible” will be the focus of the live WorldCanvass radio and television program. Produced by International Programs and hosted by Joan Kjaer, WorldCanvass explores topics of international scope with a variety of guests, each with individual perspectives but all speaking to a common theme. Kjaer’s guests will reflect on the life and work of Ralph Ellison and his place among other African-American writers of his era; the first-ever staging of Invisible Man planned for early 2012 in Chicago; the staged reading of Invisible Man at the university; the benefits of integrating performance into the classroom as a teaching tool; and the history of African-Americans at the UI and in Iowa.Staged Reading, Invisible Man
Saturday, December 3, 7 p.m.
Shambaugh Auditorium, UI Main Library
A unique opportunity to get a glimpse of the new (and first) stage production of Invisible Man, set to open in Chicago in early 2012. The largely local cast will engage with Oren Jacoby’s powerful script, adapted from the Ralph Ellison’s seminal novel. Invisible Man
Adapted for the stage by Oren Jacoby
Based on the novel by Ralph Ellison
Directed by Christopher McElroen
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Friday, December 9th 6-9pm
E105 Adler Bldg.
Trailer below:
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Symposium
Professor of History, African American Studies, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, co-organizes the 2010 Obermann Humanities Symposium, “Causes and Consequences: Global Perspectives on Gender and the History of Slavery.”
It will bring a variety of scholars to campus Wednesday, Oct. 13, through Friday, Oct. 15. The scholars will explore slavery and gender and how their two complex histories have intersected in a range of time periods. The University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, UI International Programs and UI Libraries are sponsoring the symposium.
The symposium will feature three panel discussions Thursday and Friday, Oct. 14 and 15, all in Room 1117, University Capitol Centre, on issues such as sexuality, reproduction and the larger theme of the missing gaps in the history of slavery and gender. Though registration is free, it is required to attend the panels. To register, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/obermann/slavery/.
“We are delighted to have such an impressive group of slavery scholars coming to our campus,” said Leslie Schwalm, symposium co-organizer. “Each has made important contributions to our understanding of how gender -- as an ideology and a set of practices -- has shaped the structure and experience of slavery." Schwalm is also a professor in the following UI departments: history; gender, women’s and sexuality studies; and African American studies -- all in CLAS. Two other events will be offered in conjunction with but prior to the symposium, both free and open to the public. These events will provide opportunities for campus and community members to learn more about the history of slavery.
For more information or special accommodations to attend any of these events, contact Schwalm at 319-335-2299 or leslie-schwalm@uiowa.edu.
STORY SOURCE: University News Services, 300 Plaza Centre One, Iowa City, IA 52242-2500.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Leslie Schwalm, UI History Department, 319-335-2299; Lois Gray, University News Services, 319-384-0077, lois-gray@uiowa.edu; Writer, Katelyn McBride.
