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Black New England
Conference
June 13 & 14, 2008

 

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Archived Conferences:

- BNEC 2007

- BNEC 2006

 

 
 

New England Identities

Black New England Conference
June 13 & 14, 2008

2008 Black New England Conference

 

A 2-day conference that gathers scholars, teachers, researchers, community members and members of local organizations to share their work and insights on the Black experience past and present in New England.

This year's conference will focus broadly on forms of Black expression and Black creativity in New England. Through the stories of well know as well as little known authors and artists, presenters will explore how literature, art or oratory was/is used by Blacks to discuss issues of the day.


Black New England Stories:
Literature, Art, and Oratory

EVENT SCHEDULE

Thursday, June 12: MUB Theatre 1
7:00 - 9:00 pm Movie & Discussion
GLORY (1989)
This film, GLORY, tells the story of one of the first company of black soldiers in the Federal Army during the American Civil War; the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
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Friday, June 13: UNH Holloway Commons
8:00 - 9:00 am

Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 10:10 am

Session #1: Opening Address

  • Gretchen Gerzina - "Looking for Lucy Terry and Abijah Prince"
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10:15 - 11:45 am

Session #2: Black, White, & in Color: New England Stories in Art & Film

  • Delia Konzett - "Epic Tales from New England: Race, Film Genre, and History in GLORY and HAWAII"
  • Paul Goodnight - "The Black Box: Stories from A New England Artist"
  • Rachel Talbot Ross - "Anchor of the Soul: Documenting an African-American Community in Maine"
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12:00 - 1:00 pm

Lunch Speaker

  • Kirsten Greenidge - "Lifting the Veil: Crafting Black Stories for the Stage"
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1:00 - 1:30 pm

Meet the Artists and Authors

 
1:30 - 1:45 pm

Fifteen Minute Break

 
1:45 - 3:15 pm

Session #3: Preaching & Teaching

  • Barbara White - "Frederick Douglas In New England"
  • Frances Jones Sneed - "W.E. B. Du Bois & New England's Contributions to the Harlem Renaissance"
  • Rev. Jeffrey McIlwain - "Oratory in the 21st Century: Who is being influenced?"
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3:15 - 3:30 pm

Fifteen Minute Break

 
3:30 - 5:00 pm

Session #4: Roots and Resources: The Black New England Story in Archives

  • Kathleen Barker & Nancy Heywood - "Treasures from the Archives: Black New England Stories from Massachusetts Historical Society's Collections"
  • Angela Keiser - "A Flavor of Life in the Nutmeg State"
  • Kerri Greenidge - "From Abolition to Racial Equality: The Activist Impulse in Boston 1830 – 1900"
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5:00 - 7:00 pm

Break for Dinner

 
7:00 - 9:30 pm

Keynote Address & Opening Reception (MUB Theatre 1)

  • Patricia Smith - "Resurrecting Necessary Breath"
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Saturday, June 14: UNH Holloway Commons
8:00 - 9:00 am

Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 am

Session #5: Representin': The Black Image in New England Art

  • Graham Boettcher - "Hidden Bonds: Revealing the Legacy of Slavery in American Art through the Collection of the Yale University Art Gallery"
  • Fern Cunningham - "Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller – An African American Sculptor far Ahead of Her Time"
  • Napoleon Jones–Henderson - "Visual Oratory: Peace be Still/ The Power of Visual Language"
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10:45 - 12:15 pm

Session #6: Telling a Story Freely: Myths & Reality

  • Danielle Georges - "Tituba's Stairway—Making Myth Up, Breaking it Down"
  • David Watters - "Speaking Black to New England: The Early Voices"
  • John Ernest - "Henry Box Brown in New England"
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12:30 - 1:30 pm

Lunch Speaker

  • Dorothy Mains–Prince - "Frances Harper: The Bronze Muse of the 19th Century and Beyond"
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1:45 - 3:30 pm

Session #7: Black New England Voices: Poets & Authors

  • Charles Coe - "Navigating New England: One African-American Poet's Journey"
  • Askia Touré - "Musings by the Boston Shore"
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