Description:

For this inaugural session of the Critical African Heritages research workshop, we invite Northwestern faculty, graduate students, and staff engaged in heritage work writ broadly—including material, performed, sonic, visual, and written forms—to join in a Visioning Workshop. The program for the day will consist of:

9:30 - 10:00 am
Welcome and goals

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
What are the urgent concerns and debates within African heritage today?

12:00 - 2:00 pm
Moving forward: Graduate student lunch

2:00 - 4:00 pm
Moving forward: Faculty session

All interested faculty, graduate students, and staff are welcome to attend one or multiple sessions as time permits.

About the Critical African Heritages Research Workshop

Critical African Heritages is a three-year Kaplan Institute research workshop intended to build deeper connections among Northwestern and regional peers, and to think together about how we can build sustainable collaborations across fields, institutions, and international boundaries. Our goal is to provide a space for generative, open-ended conversation that transcends categories such as intangible and tangible heritage, the bifurcation of Africa and its diasporas, and disciplinary silos.