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'Life in Marvelous Times': Cultural Work in the Racial Present

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"Life in Marvelous Times": Cultural Work in the Racial Present

 May 13th - 14th | University of Washington - Seattle | Free and Open to the Public


A Conference and Community Dialog Event

The Race/Knowledge Project warmly invites you to attend a conference and community dialog event at the University of Washington, Thursday evening May 13th - Friday evening May 14th.

This event takes inspiration from the 2009 single, "Life in Marvelous Times" in which Mos Def declares that "we are alive in amazing times." The song suggests that we be amazed and marvel at how “basic survival requires super heroics,” at “revelations, hatred, love and war,” and at “delicate hearts” and “diabolical minds.” Taking this cue from Mos Def, this event will marvel at the crisis, the beauty, the apathy, and the critical potential of our "marvelous times." The presenters will explore how cultural work and cultural workers help to comprehend, re-think and transform the racial present.

"Life in Marvelous Times" has been organized to creatively connect and bring into dialog poets, dancers, filmmakers, activists, undergrads, educators, critical thinkers and scholars of the academy and of life.
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Image: "A Gift from the People of the USA" by Jesse Purcell 2007.
Used with the artist's permission.



Event Highlights!

MAY 13th

6pm Kane Hall

Dr. Vijay Prashad
Keynote address -
"Ends Don't Meet Where the Arms Can't Reach: Looking to DuBois to Bring Imperialism Back to American Studies"

MAY 14th

11:30AM - 12PM
HUB 310

Amber Flame
"Skin Stories & Other Half-Truths: A Reclamation Project"

7pm
HUB Auditorium
Closing Events!

"Criminal Queers"
Screening with filmmakers
Chris Vargas and Eric Stanley
&
Ananya Dance Theatre
previewing:
"Kshoy/Decay!"

The Race/Knowledge Project gratefully acknowledges support and sponsorship from the Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington as well as the many friends, partners and co-sponsors without whom this event would not have been possible. In particular we would like to thank for their specific contributions: Associated Students of the University of Washington, The Center for South Asian Studies, Student Activities and Union Facilities, University of Washington English Department, Q-Center, University of Washington Department of Women Studies, Queer+Public+Performance, The Hilen Fund, The Center for Global Justice at Seattle University, Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University, and Access to Justice Institute at Seattle University, Jesse Purcell, Trikone NW and Tasveer.

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