Decentering
the Field of
Black Studies

Langue : Anglais

Conference : Martinique has its flag with Zaka Toto

November 5th at 12:00 Zaka Toto is a writer, editor-in-chief of the Martinican magazine ZIST and co-founder and president of La Fabrique Décoloniale, a collective of academics, educators and artists aiming to encourage conversations and projects around issues of cultural decolonization in Martinique. He is also a doctoral student in history and political science, working Conference : Martinique has its flag with Zaka Toto

Exposition : Cultiver l’amour

From October 19th to December 1st 2024 An exhibition by Marie-Danielle Duval presented as part of Diane Gistal’s curator-in-residence program. This solo exhibition by artist Marie-Danielle Duval is a continuation of her work in response to the historical invisibilization and devaluation of black femininity. Inspired by the writings of bell hooks, a major figure in Exposition : Cultiver l’amour

Revisiting the African/Afro-descendant presence and impact in CDN

Workshop on Thursday November 7th, 10:00 – 12:30 Carrefour of Arts and Sciences of the University of Montreal – Lionel-Groulx Pavilion, 3150 Jean-Brillant st. Rito Joseph is a Montreal-based cultural curator and historical guide, renowned for his tours the rich and often overlooked history of the city’s Black communities. communities. Through his initiative, Black Montreal Experiences, Revisiting the African/Afro-descendant presence and impact in CDN

Exposition – To All the Unnamed Women

Presented by the McCord Museum, the exhibition by Michaëlle Sergile, an independent artist and curator working mainly with archives from the post-colonial period, from 1950 to the present day, pays tribute to the lives of black women in Montreal from 1870 to 1910. In To All the Unnamed Women, her first solo exhibition in a Exposition – To All the Unnamed Women

Exposition – Africa is the Future : Echoes and Responses

September 13, 2024 – November 9, 2024 Since September 13, 2024, the SBC contemporary art gallery, a non-profit exhibition center, has been presenting the exhibition Africa is the Future: Echoes and Responses. The exhibition features the ritual work of Nicolas Premier, a Franco-Congolese artist who explores pan-African and Afrodescendant experiences across time and territories. The Exposition – Africa is the Future : Echoes and Responses

Register

November 7 and 8, 2024 You can attend the conference in person at the Carrefour des Arts et des Sciences de l’Université de Montréal, or online on the Zoom platform. Visit the Eventbrite website to reserve your free place. Please note that in-person places are limited. We look forward to seeing you there!