The Griot Institute: October NewsletterGriot (n): a member of a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.
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Hello from the Griot! We would like to open by officially welcoming all of our readers to the start of the Fall season with a few pictures of the sunset on the quad snapped by Griot director, Cymone Fourshey! We hope you have all been well mentally and physically as we embark on this march toward the end of the semester.
In this edition of the newsletter, we will give a general synopsis of the events that have occurred since our last newsletter as well as provide information about our upcoming events.
Scroll to the bottom of this Newsletter for announcements of even more exciting events to come!
- Kareen George, '22, Griot Newsletter Editor
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---Special Announcements---
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Spring Semester Course
UNIV 299 01 Race and Ethnicity after Technology: Computing Race and Ethnicity
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Wednesdays 7:10 -10: 00PM
ACET 115
CRN 54663
This course will be taught by Dr. Fourshey, Associate Professor of History and International Relations and Dr. Chris Dancy, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and will feature many guest speakers throughout the semester.
This course is a critical exploration of the role of race and ethnicity as they intersect with gender, sexuality, ability, class and other aspects of a person’s identity, in the impacts, production, consumption, and representation of technologies. We ask how people use technologies to produce, reproduce, and contest racial,ethnic, and other identities. Our focus will be on thinking about histories of technology and how more recent and contemporary technological developments as well as cultural representations of technology have skewed towards benefitting certain ethnic and racial groups.
What are the continuities and discontinuities between colonial and contemporary technologies of race and ethnicity? How does technology offer possibilities for new racial and ethnic identities, representations, and relations? What are the social implications of technology and how is it understood and leveraged in different cultural contexts?
- Director of the Griot Institute Cymone Fourshey
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---Past Events--- Check out some of the interesting events that took place this past month!
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Book Launch with Shanee Stepakoff
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On Monday, September 27th the Griot institute hosted the launch of Dr. Shanee Stepakoff’s recently published book, Testimony ( published in July 2021 by Bucknell University Press in the Griot series). Shanee holds a Masters of Fine Arts from The New School and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She wishes to combine her studies in psychology with her passion for creative writing. When Professor Stepakoff was in her early 20’s, she traveled to South Africa to conduct a study on the Apartheid torture victims. This Apartheid torture refers to the brutal human suffering and cruelty that was inflicted upon Black people during this period of oppression/segregation on the grounds of race. Her anthology, Testimony, encompasses a series of poems that shed light on the realities of war and aims to break the silence surrounding the brutalities of Sierra Leone’s long civil war. During her time in South Africa, she collected official testimonies of those who had violence committed against them. It is through these personal stories that the readers can gain an understanding of the horrific reality of the survivors' experience during the war. During the book launch, she read one of her poems that speaks on the intimate details in which the survivors lived, saw, and will never forget. She uses statements such as “I heard”, “I saw” and “I felt” that provide the reader with a sense of individualistic experiences and emotions. Some of the poems are quite painful to read but illustrate the truth of what these survivors endured. It was truly rewarding and humbling to hear the stories of these victims as they experienced a rather hard life that most of us will never face, but will only hear about.
-Verona Hendricks '22
Sponsored by the Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives and Culture and the Bucknell University Press
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Adriana Zavala, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar:
Of Bodies and Borders
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Lecture (October 4th: Trout Auditorium)
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In the lecture Of Bodies and Borders held on Monday October 4th, the coloniality of power was discussed along with the development of the LatinX identity. Art pieces created by LatinX people were displayed and explained. Some of these included “World Turned Upside Down” as well as the piece “Conquest do you Eat this Gold,” which both depicted Spanish colonialism of Peru after the Inca empire. It described a world "turned upside down" as Indigenous and black people were enslaved.
The topic of forced migration and asylum seekers was discussed next. America refuses to address asylum seekers from Haiti and Cuba specifically and treat them as sub-human. The lecturer went on to say how US history is inherently based on the dehumanization of BIPOC (Black Indigenious People of Color) and socio-economic inequality. Even the history of how America attained territory and formed its borders is rooted in imperialism and exploitation of indigenous bodies.
Today with the migrant crisis, many families have been split apart at the border and been put in cages or juvenile detention centers. Over 4000 families have been separated. 400 families have not reunited as of yet. Seven children died. The Art was shown to memorialize the children and forever remember them as Zavala read out each of their names to honor them.
-Michaiah Augustine '24
Sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa, the Departments of English, Women & Gender Studies, Art & Art History; the Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives & Cultures, the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Gender (CSREG), Bucknell Institute for Lifelong Learning, Samek Art Gallery and the Humanities Center.
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Brunch Colloquim(October 5th: Hildreth Mirza Great Room)
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On October 5, the Griot Institute and CSREG hosted Adriana Zavala, a Latin American art historian who gave a lecture titled, “Unsettling Brown and Black: Decolonial Aesthetics and Juan Sanchez’ Conditions That Exist”. During this lecture Adriana Zavala spoke about the absence of Latin American art within the dominant art history discussions. Adriana Zavala is a major advocate for the inclusion of Latin American art within art history and worked with E. Carmen Ramos and Rocio Aranda Alvarado to demand that Latin American art be included in art history and American art history. Zavala shared the importance of making Latin American art more visible as it provides more representation for the Latinx community. She explained that Latin American art exudes confidence and knowledge which is reflective of the Latinx community. Zavala highlighted the work of Juan Sanchez, a Latinx artist who created a video titled, “Unknown Boricua” which featured a montage of a wide variety of images. The goal of this video was to create a photo collection of the types of histories and cultures that have been erased and ignored. The video showed photos of the Black Panthers, Martin Luther King Jr., Angela Davis, the Palestinian flag, the Pan-African flag, and many more. Within this video, hundreds of images were shown, but this collection highlighted the ways in which art can be used as a form of resistance against Eurocentric artistic norms within American art. It was great to see such a unique art form and the lecture helped everyone understand the importance of highlighting Latin American art within the study of art history.
- Hallie Robin '22 Sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa, the Departments of English, Women & Gender Studies, Art & Art History, the Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives & Cultures, the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Gender (CSREG), Bucknell Institute for Lifelong Learning, Samek Art Gallery and the Humanities Center.
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Beyond Charity: Black Church Power and a Systems Approach to Food, Health and Wealth.
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Lecture
(October 4th: Rooke Chapel)
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In Beyond Charity: Black Church Power and a Systems Approach to Food, Health, and Wealth, speakers from Baltimore, Maryland came to Rooke chapel to speak on diversity, inclusion and healthy eating habits, using the church as a space to connect with others. Healthy eating habits were discussed and the outgrown and overused term "food deserts" was explained and how "food apartheid" is a better and more encompassing term. This was a co-hosted, co-sponsored event along with the Office of Civic Engagement and the Bucknell farm. It really began to connect when they began talking about using one’s own space and garden in their backyard to grow healthy foods to transform an area that suffers from food aparthied into an area that gives back to the community and return sovereignty to the people.
- Michaiah Augustine ‘24
Sponsored by the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life, Multicultural Student Services, Office of Civic Engagement, University Lectureship Committee, Food Studies Minor, the Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives and Cultures, and the Bucknell University Farm
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Lunch and Workshop
(October 5th: Bucknell Farm)
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Reverend Dr. Heber Brown III is the founder of the Black Church Food Security Network who visited the Bucknell Farm to discuss the importance of land and food and its significance in building a strong community. The Black Church Food Security Network is an organization based in Baltimore, Maryland, and it focuses on growing food to feed local communities. During this event, we talked about our own personal relationships with food and land and what it means to us and our families. This event was able to show us the importance of growing food and how this can help marginalized communities. Rev. Dr. Herber Brown III pushed us to appreciate the land around us and all that it can provide for us. He and his team shared their stories about how they came to work with the Black Church Food Security Network and what food and land mean to them. Food not only sustains us and provides us with the nutrients we need to live, but it also brings people together and fosters a community. The Black Church Food Security Network does amazing work with bringing the Baltimore community together through feeding people, growing food, and building a community that is focused on helping others. Overall, this event was very informative of the importance of food and land in our lives and allowed us all to gain a larger appreciation for food and land. We were able to understand that food is not simply just something that nourishes our bodies, but builds families and communities. Land is not something we just occupy, but rather something we have a deep connection to that can provide us with the necessary resources to live.
- Hallie Robin '22
Sponsored by the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life, Multicultural Student Services, Office of Civic Engagement, University Lectureship Committee, Food Studies Minor, the Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives and Cultures, and the Bucknell University Farm
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Visit from Rooke Chapel Gospel Choir Fellow, Rev. Karlos Nichols
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October 17th, Rooke Chapel held a Sunday service in the chapel on campus where we were joined by the talented Gospel Choir Fellow, Rev. Karlos Nichols. Not only did he play new gospel songs with jazz inspirations but he made the church much livelier on that Sunday morning. He helped us connect spiritually and mentally through song. Nichols is a very energetic person who is used to getting people off their feet. Nichols leading the choir of some professional and some amateur singers was inspirational to see and I wait unabashed and in anticipation of more of his Baptist fusion gospel songs during his next appearance on campus on November 14.
- Michaiah Augustine '24
Cosponsored by the Griot Institute
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Reading group: Distributed Blackness by André Brock
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On Tuesday October 19 2021 , The Griot Institute held its second reading group of the semester surrounding a discussion on the award winning book Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures written by Professor of Black Digital Studies at Georgia Institute of Technology, André Brock. It is about the digital practices of Blackness on social media and how “Distributed Blackness places blackness at the very center of internet culture.” (Google Books, 2020) .
Professor Nicholas Brady, Assistant Professor of African Studies at Bucknell and Griot Institute Student Assistant Hallie Robin ‘22 facilitated the discussions together. The discussion kicked off with several questions encompassing the presence of Blackness in Social Media, cultural appropriation and informational identity. The audience primarily discussed the social media platform TikTok and its recommendation system algorithm and how that plays a role in the representation of Black people on the app. The audience mentioned the shadow banning of Black content creators and how the algorithm will only show content from the Black Community if you’re engaged in the Black Community. Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusive Excellence, Nikki Young raised the narrative on how “Blackness is only valued when it’s an economic resource for white culture to access in exploitive ways” as we see on TikTok when Black content creators aren’t given credit for their viral dance choreographies.
The discussion of informational identity later came into the conversation on how Black people are oftentimes expected to educate others on all matters surrounding Black Culture, Identity , and lives. In response to that narrative Hallie Robin stated “Black people shouldn’t be obligated to educate others,” rather individuals should hold the responsibility in educating themselves.
Professor Brady wrapped up the discussion by leaving us with a question on “why Black people aren’t leaving social media platforms if they’re conscious of the fact that they’re getting exploited. What exactly is holding them back ?”
- Ardo Ali '22
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Reading Group: Excerpts from
Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of Man
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On Thursday October 21st 2021, Bucknell’s Humanities Center held their "Non/Humanity” Reading Group on Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and The End of Man by Professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College Joshua Bennet. The book covers the topic of Blackness and its connection to animality due to “a tradition that works through the figure of the non-human animal in order to assert and enact radical challenges to oppressive structures, contesting the violence of anthropocentrism and anti blackness and providing tools for conceiving of inter species relationship anew” (Hiraide, 2020).
The discussion was led by Assistant Professor of English at Bucknell Jeremy Chow and incorporated topics surrounding limits of humanity as it pertains to humans , the concept of a supera-human and connections it might have to Religious deities.
Professor Jeremy Chow mentions the narrative of using the representation of sea turtles as the Blackened body and what it suggests about resistance. Moreover the discussion continued with conversations of Black fugitives and robust sense of how individuals think through socially constructed notions of the fugitive and how it has been weaponized against black bodies and identities particularly in the United States.
In the Shark Chapter, Bennett states “held firmly within the belly of the shark and nonetheless alive, Tolson’s sea turtle provides us with theory of black fugitivity in the fields of the animal, its persistent burrowing, a model for how we might enact our freedom dreams though we might be hunted, hamstrung surrounded on all sides”. (Bennett,184). This passage circles back to a point raised by Professor Cymone Forshey encompassing the way the burrowing operates as a decolonizing force and the reclamation of Black fugitivity as a theory that ponders about Black flesh.
The meeting wrapped up with a reminder of Joshua’s Bennett’s scheduled talk on “Blackness,Animality, & Poetics” at Bucknell University on November 4, 2021 .
- Ardo Ali '22
Sponsored by the Humanities Center. Cosponsored by the Griot Institute
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Crumbs from the Table of Joy
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Crumbs From the Table of Joy is a play written by Lynn Nottage and centers a Black family who lives in Brooklyn, New York during the 1950s. In the play, the mother of the family dies and Godfrey Crumb, the father is navigating this new life after moving from Florida to New York with his two daughters Ernestine and Ermina and their Aunt Lily. Ernestine, from whose perspective the story unfolds, wants to become a writer and creates a strong bond with her dead mother’s sister, Lily, who migrated north in search of a life beyond the formidable struggles black people are facing every which way, and a platform upon which to fight against them. She expresses communist ideals and fiercely speaks her mind. Godfrey, still grieving the loss of his wife and in search of a sense of belonging to relieve him from his grief, finds comfort in the teachings of Father Divine, but this ultimately creates even more tension between him and his family. Young Ernestine watches these two survival strategies unfold and draws some conclusions of her own.
This play was directed by Dr. Jaye Austin Williams, a professor in the Critical Black Studies Department. It featured a majority Black cast, including performances by Jeniah Martin ‘22 (Ernestine Crump), Isaiah Mays ‘23 (Godfrey Crump), Bryanni Williams ‘23 (Lily Ann Green), Azhani Duncan-Reese ‘23 (Ermina Crump), and Miki DuBois ‘22 (Gerte Crump). This was a fantastic performance which explored themes of grief, love, anti-blackness, and activism. It was wonderful to see the talent among the student actors and the play pushed audience members to think about what is important to them and fight for what is right.
-Hallie Robin ‘22
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Vaughn Spann’s Lineage at Samek
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Vaughn Spann’s Lineage (Located on the 3rd floor of Bucknell University, ELC) is the first museum exhibition that is focused primarily on Spann’s abstract paintings. He also includes his work from his continued series Xs, Rainbows, Dalmations and Flags. Spann dedicates his practice to creating art that involves abstract pieces and figures that represent space, time and memory. He emphasizes being flexible with his art and not having it cover just “one conversation”. He is also passionate about tying his work into his heritage. Spann’s abstract work is often explained in relation to the history of abstraction that relates to art history that regards race, African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance, Great Depression and Black Arts movement.
-Verona Hendricks '22
Sponsored by the Samek Art Museum
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We have not had any subsequent updates to campus policies or additional restrictions introduced since the last edition of our newsletter, and this is a very positive sign. According to the Bucknell Covid Dashboard, as of October 23rd there are a total of 2 positive cases on campus, and we have used up about 8th of our total isolation housing. While these numbers are remarkably low and I am tempted to celebrate, we must also bear in mind that there is a much lower number of students getting tested than usual. Many students have been reporting experiencing upper respiratory ailments and assuming that their symptoms are due to mold exposure and not coronavirus. This may very well be correct in most cases, but we must continue to be vigilant and hold dear to social distancing and masking policies. I remain hopeful that we will end the semester with no significant outbreaks or hospitalizations. I also encourage you all to get tested if you experience any sort of symptoms, particularly following this upcoming Halloween weekend. Enjoy yourselves, but be safe!
- Kareen George, '22, Griot Newsletter Editor
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Across the nation, positive covid case numbers seem to have been in decline. According to the New York Times, “The number of new daily Covid-19 cases has plunged 57 percent since peaking on Sept. 1.” This decline has been consistent across the region, however, it remains difficult to predict whether this pattern will continue. As we approach the holiday season, many anticipate that there may be a significant surge that will stretch into the new year. There is hope that this decline may last, given that it is consistent even in the colder states and that this rate of decline seems to increase with vaccination rates. Many have expressed concerns about the new Delta variant, and while it has been concluded that it is more contagious, the data does not support claims of it being more deadly or vaccine resistant. There is no way to tell whether the end of this pandemic is even near in sight, but there is at least a small amount of hope.
- Kareen George, '22, Griot Newsletter Editor
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---Upcoming Events---Chronological Summary of upcoming events. Keep scrolling for more details!
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1. Hip-Hop Theatre Workshop with Kashi Johnson Tustin Studio Theatre|Oct. 30th 2:00PM to 4:00 PM
2. Joshua Bennett, Professor of English & Creative Writing at Dartmouth College:
3. Pianist Michelle Cann Perfomance Weis Center | Nov. 7th 4:00 PM
4.Griot Series Book Groups: (RSVP required to griot@bucknell.edu) Race After Technology by Ruha Benjamin Hildreth- Mirza Great Room| Nov. 16, 12:00PM - 1:00 PM
5. Rooke Chapel Gospel Choir Fellow Visit: November 13-14
6. Lincoln University Conference (Proposal Deadline is December 15 2021) Conference Dates: March 31 and April 1-2, 2022
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Hip Hop Theatre Workshop with Kashi Johnson
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Saturday October 30th 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Tustin Studio Theatre
Kashi Johnson is Chairperson and Professor of the Department of Theatre at Lehigh University, where she teaches performance courses, directs plays and collaborates with students on devised work. KASHI JOHNSON is Chairperson and Professor of the Department of Theatre at Lehigh University, where she teaches performance courses, directs plays and collaborates with students on devised work. Kashi Johnson will be coming to Bucknell on October 30th to lead a Hip-Hop Theatre Workshop from 2-4 PM, open to all students.
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Joshua Bennett Lecture:
"Blackness, Animality, & Poetics"
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Thursday November 4th 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Hildreth Mirza Hall, Great Room / Annex, Rooms 101/102
Meeting ID: 975 9565 8691
Password: 108897
Reading: "Excerpts from Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of Man."
Reading Link Here!
Sponsored by the Humanities Centee and Cosponsored by the Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives and Culture
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Michelle Cann Piano Performance
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Sunday November 7th 4PM
Weis Centre for the Performing Arts
Pianist Michelle Cann made her orchestral debut at 14 and has since performed as a soloist with numerous ensembles including The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Florida Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
While at the Weis Center, Michelle will perform Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 • Florence Price: Sonata in E minor • Brahms: Ballade in D major, Op. 10, No. 2 • Clara Schumann: Four Pièces Fugitives • Florence Price: Fantasie Nègre No. 1 in E minor • Bonds: Troubled Water.
More information about the performance Here!
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Griot Series Book GroupsIn connection with the 2022 Griot Spring Series, Technologies of Disruption: Aesthetics, Innovations, and Narratives of Blackness, the Griot Institute is holding two fall semester groups. To join a group, please RSVP to griot@bucknell.edu. There are a limited number of books available. If you would like a copy, please email. The books will be distributed as requests are received.
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Race After Technology by Ruha Benjamin
(Ruha Benjamin will be speaking on campus on March 9, 2022) Tuesday, November 16, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Hildreth- Mirza Great Room
Benjamin is the CSREG Black Experiences Lecturer, and her visit will be co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Gender (CSREG) and the Griot Institute. Everyone is welcome to attend the November 16 book group and the March 9, 2022 lecture.
From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity.
Benjamin argues that automation, far from being a sinister story of racist programmers scheming on the dark web, has the potential to hide, speed up, and deepen discrimination while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to the racism of a previous era. Presenting the concept of the “New Jim Code,” she shows how a range of discriminatory designs encode inequity by explicitly amplifying racial hierarchies; by ignoring but thereby replicating social divisions; or by aiming to fix racial bias but ultimately doing quite the opposite. Moreover, she makes a compelling case for race itself as a kind of technology, designed to stratify and sanctify social injustice in the architecture of everyday life.
This illuminating guide provides conceptual tools for decoding tech promises with sociologically informed skepticism. In doing so, it challenges us to question not only the technologies we are sold but also the ones we ourselves manufacture.
For the reading group, please RSVP to griot@bucknell.edu. Lunch will be provided; take away containers will be available for those who prefer to not eat during the discussion. Masks are required when not eating or drinking.
We have a limited number of books available. If you are interested in receiving a copy, please email griot@bucknell.edu with that request. We will distribute the books as they are requested until they are gone.
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Rooke Chapel Gospel Choir Fellow
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The Rooke Chapel Congregation at Bucknell University is delighted to announce the inaugural Rooke Chapel Gospel Choir Fellow: the Rev. Karlos Nichols. Read More. Rev. Nichols will work with anyone interested in singing to build capacity for Gospel Music at Bucknell. Rev. Nichols will be in residence for his final time this semester on November 13-14 . To join the mailing list, email chapel@bucknell.edu
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Lincoln University Center for the Study of the Underground Railroad and Voices Underground Inaugural 2022 Conference
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Lincoln University Center for the Study of the Underground Railroad and Voices Underground its inaugural 2022 conference, Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad in the Mid-Atlantic. The conference will take place at Lincoln University on March 31, April 1-2, 2022.
Proposals from all fields and disciplines are welcomed. The organizing committee will consider individual papers, panels, and roundtables. All submissions should include each person's C.V. or résumé , an email address, and phone number).
Participants are responsible for their own lodging and transportation.
Priority will be given to prospective participants who submit by October 15, 2021. After this
date, the committee will review submissions on a rolling basis. We plan to announce the
acceptance of regular submissions by December 15, 2021.
Inquiries can be sent to ugrrconference@lincoln.edu
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Griot Spring Series Stay tuned for more information about all of the Griot 2022 Spring Series speakers in the next newsletter. In the meantime, check out this video about the 2021 MacArthur Fellows, which includes Hanif Abdurraqib! Hanif will be speaking in the series on February 23, 2022!
https://twitter.com/macfound/status/1442881801077329924?s=20.
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West African Drumming Lessons: Looking to relax from studying or working? The Griot Institute offers a unique experience in learning West African Drumming! This semester several lessons will be offered with instructor Hope W. Kopf as a fun and educational means of better understanding West African music and culture. Drums are provided, and the lessons are free! Email griot@bucknell.edu to register!
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---Continued Projects---Check out some of the amazing projects that students at The Griot are working on!
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Sugar Mills Project:The Griot Institute recently updated its sugar mills website to a more user-friendly platform. For now, the student assistants are currently working on transferring the content on the previous website to the new website. One new feature to look forward to is a drop-down menu that allows you to choose a sugar mill to explore. We will also be updating some of the information on some of the sugar mills, so stay tuned.
Additionally, we received great news! The director of the Antigua Museum contacted The Griot to discuss a continued research partnership on Sugar Mills. The Griot staff had the opportunity to meet with the museum staff to discuss updates and future research. This is a highly valuable research connection to both Bucknell and Antigua!
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Civil Rights Project:The Civil Rights Project is currently undergoing a significant shift as it attempts to transition all of the project's collections from its initial location on its Omeka site (pictured here) to a new Wordpress site. The ongoing aim of this project is to draft a narrative of Bucknell and its involvment in the Civil Rights movement—whether resisting it, advocating for it, or providing commentary on both regional and national conflicts. We are presently working on transitioning the collections to the new Wordpress site, as well as beginning to narrativize some of the materials. Stay tuned for further updates regarding the project!
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Griot Book Series Update Founded by the late Carmen Gillespie, this interdisciplinary series, associated with Bucknell's Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives and Cultures, publishes monographs, collections of essays, poetry and more exploring the aesthetics, art, history, and culture of African America and the African diaspora. Currently, Cymone Fourshey, director of the Griot Institute, serves as the series editor working closely with Suzanne Guiod, the Bucknell Press Director and a subcommittee from the Griot Institute Advisory Board.
For more on the series, please see the Griot Project Book Series webpage and check out this blog post.
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---General Information---
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1) In light of Black Lives Matter being at the forefront within both collective thought and the media, we invite you to engage in self-education and reflection by checking out The Griot Institute's page on Race, Racism, and Resistance.
2) We also invite you to check out Bucknell's new Anti-Racism Resources Home, which is a collaborative effort by many departments here at Bucknell, including: Diversity & Inclusion in Student Affairs, The Griot Institute, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Gender (CSREG), The Office of Civic Engagement, and Library & Information Technology.
3) The Griot Institute office hours are M-F, 8-2. Other hours are available by appointment.
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