UCI's African American Studies Department Presents: The Black Index Film Event
In 2021, UC Irvine debuted the black index at the contemporary art center gallery, an exhibition about the persistence of black creativity despite the circumstances of the normativity of black death in America. Join us for an afternoon to screen and discuss two short films (7 minutes each) created by black faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students.
THE PANEL FEATURES:
Professor JoVia Armstrong, Musical Score, Mcintire Department of Music, UVA
Professor Bridget R. Cooks, Curator and Film Producer, Departments of African American Studies & Art History Professor Desha Dauchan, Film Director, Department of Film and Media Studies, UCI
Nola Gibson, Dance Performance
Professor Darryl Taylor, Vocal Performance, Department of Music, UCI
Professor S. Ama Wray, Choreography and Dance Performance, Department of Dance, UCI
May 24th, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm in HG1070
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.