For many worldwide, the Brazilian state of Bahia represents the epicenter of Afro-Brazilian culture. Its capital city, Salvador, has been lauded as a Black Rome (Roma negra) where African-derived traditions have flourished. Nonetheless, residents of African descent (Afrodescendentes) often face institutionalized racism and other forms of inequality. This one-day symposium brings together Bahian arts activists and US-based scholars to examine the ways in which arts practices can serve as potent modes of social critique and cultural resistance.
Speakers include artists Alex Igbo, Thais Muniz, and Tiago Sant’ana and scholars Kimberly Cleveland, Aleca Le Blanc, J. Lorand Matory, Patrick A. Polk, Anadelia Romo, and Elena Shtromberg.
Complete schedule to post in late December 2017.
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Image Credit: Gorda Flor (Full Bloom), Helen Salomão, 2016
