LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series
Objects & Memory: Looking at Martinican colonial history & identity through J. Boclé’s Art
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Time
12:30-1 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Presented by Jeanne Essame, a Ph.D. candidate in the History Department. She specializes in African Diaspora history, Caribbean history, and Visual Culture.
This presentation will discuss how Martinican artist Jean-François Boclé’s use of collected objects enables him to perform the history of Martinique, engaging with the memory of the enslavement, exploitation, and misrepresentations.
This presentation will discuss how Martinican artist Jean-François Boclé’s use of collected objects enables him to perform the history of Martinique, engaging with the memory of the enslavement, exploitation, and misrepresentations.
Cost
Free
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