Africana Studies
North Academic Building
85 Mission Park Drive
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 01267
Phone: (413) 597-2242
Fax: (413) 597-4222

Chair:
Prof. Shanti M. Singham
ssingham@williams.edu

Administrative Assistant:
Lucy Gardner Carson
Lucy.G.Carson@williams.edu

 

Fall 2006 Africana Events Calendar*

September

18: "Bird,"  Africana Rhythm & Jazz Film Series, Brooks-Rogers, 9:30 p.m.

19: " Race, Sex, Power: Dialogues on Community"  Student discussion on how stereotypes affect academic performance.  Facilitated by Africana Studies faculty.  Sterling Brown house, 6:00 p.m.

25: "The Triumph of Patriarchic Christian Racism," Edmund Gordon, UT-Austin, Sterling Brown Visiting Professor of Africana Studies at Williams (fall 2006). Griffin 7 at 4:15 p.m.

18: "Round Midnight,"  Africana Rhythm & Jazz Film Series, Brooks-Rogers, 9:30 p.m.

30: Susana Cook performance. Argentinian performance artist to address issues of feminism, torture and terror. Director's Studio, '62 CTD. 6:00 p.m.
Note: This lecture is part of the 2006-07 Critical Theory Cluster examination of "terror". For more information, click here.

October
2: "Straight, No Chaser,"  Africana Rhythm & Jazz Film Series, Brooks-Rogers, 9:30 p.m.

4:"We do not yet know what we have inherited": The Politizen of "Terror Australis," Grant Farred, Duke University. Sterling Brown Visiting Professor of English and Africana Studies (spring 2007). Griffin 6 at 4:15 p.m.

6: Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet, performs the music of Thelonious Monk with a piano-less septet that captures the spirit and sound of Monk through the incomparable playing of drummer Ben Riley and the unique arrangements and orchestrations of trumpeter/arranger Don Sickler. In addition to offering a completely fresh take on Monk’s perennial music, Riley’s Monk Legacy Septet features some of the major players on the current jazz scene, including saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, guitarist Freddie Bryant (Visiting Artist in Residence in Africana Studies and Music, Fall 2006), bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and saxophonist Bruce Williams. Chapin Hall, 8:00 p.m., Free

16: "Black Orpheous,"  Africana Rhythm & Jazz Film Series, Brooks-Rogers, 9:30 p.m.

19: "Looking for Leroy: HomoThugs, ThugNiggaIntellectuals and 'Queer' Black
Masculinities," Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University. Griffin 6 at 4:15 p.m.

19-21: "Revisiting Black Power" Film Forum. Griffin 6. See link for more information. See also Film Forum poster.

23: Brazilian Music Documentary (TBA) Africana Rhythm & Jazz Film Series, Brooks-Rogers, 9:30 p.m.

30: "Beuna Vista Social Club,"  Africana Rhythm & Jazz Film Series, Brooks-Rogers, 9:30 p.m.

November

2: "Dead Book," Saidiya Hartman, Visiting Professor of English at Columbia University and Professor at UC-Berkely, where she holds a joint appointment in the Department of English and Comparative Literature and the Institute of Research on Women and Gender. Griffin 7 at 4:15 p.m.
Note: This lecture is part of the 2006-07 Critical Theory Cluster examination of "terror". For more information, click here.

8: Cafe -- Edson "Cafe" da Silva concert and interactive workshop, featuring guest artist, Freddie Bryant, Williams College Visiting Professor in Africana Studies. Location TBA, 7:00 p.m.

13: "Momentary Essentialism and the Politics of Race," Edmund Gordon, UT-Austin, Sterling Brown Visiting Professor of Africana Studies at Williams (fall 2006). Griffin 7 at. 4:15 p.m.

13: "Hecho en Cuba" (made in Cuba), Africana Rhythm & Jazz Film Series, Brooks-Rogers, 9:30 p.m.

15: "The High': The Tragic Fate of New York City's Model Public School," Craig Wilder, Dartmouth College. Griffin 7 at 4:15 p.m.

20: "Calle 54,"  Africana Rhythm & Jazz Film Series, Brooks-Rogers, 9:30 p.m.

December

6: Class Concert with students from AFR 220(F) Rhythm and Jazz in America, Brazil and Cuba and MUS 212(F) Jazz Theory and Improvisation I. Freddie Bryant, Instructor. Visiting Artist in Residence in Africana Studies and Music, fall 2006 & fall 2007.

*Locations and times are subject to change, so please consult the All-Campus Calendar for exact times and locations. All events are free of charge.