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Love Songs within Africa and the African Diaspora

Love Songs within Africa and the African Diaspora

Tuesday December 21, 2021

Join the UF Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, the A. Quinn Jones Museum, and the City of Gainesville on Saturday, February 19, to celebrate Black History Month for two events that spotlight links between Africa and the African Diaspora.
Black Love: Creativity, Expressions, and its Gifts

Black Love: Creativity, Expressions, and its Gifts

Tuesday December 21, 2021

Be there in-person at the A. Quinn Jones Museum (1013 NW 7th Avenue) on Saturday, February 19, from 5: 30 pm to 7: 30 pm to continue our celebration of Black History Month.
Asia: Transnational Music, Archives, and Popular Culture 

Asia: Transnational Music, Archives, and Popular Culture 

Tuesday December 21, 2021

Join us for a virtual conversation with scholars Miki Kaneda (Boston University), Tao Leigh Goffe (Cornell University), and Christine Yano (University of Hawaiʻi), moderated by Ivy Chen (UF Museum Studies).

Sites of Transformations: Songs, Native Identity, and Healing

Sites of Transformations: Songs, Native Identity, and Healing

Wednesday September 29, 2021

In this virtual conversation, indigenous artists dig into their creative process and their musical influences.

Latinx Musical Spaces: Rap Seminar

Latinx Musical Spaces: Rap Seminar

Thursday September 16, 2021

Roberto Santos is the owner of Rap Seminar, a lyrical analysis company. In this event, Roberto will discuss the various techniques he relies on to examine songs of the rap genre.
Verzuz: On Carework, Storytelling, and the Black Imaginary

Verzuz: On Carework, Storytelling, and the Black Imaginary

Tuesday August 24, 2021

Timbaland and Swizz Beatz’s’ Verzuz is a testament of Black storytelling, archiving, and improvisation. Created during the 2020 quarantine, these sonic “battles” spotlight the cultural knowledges on contemporary and “old-school” Black musicality and kinship.
Madan Sara

Madan Sara

Wednesday December 16, 2020

The Madan Sara documentary tells the stories of these indefatigable women who work at the margins to make Haiti’s economy run. Despite facing intense hardship and social stigma, the hard work of the Madan Sara puts their children through school, houses their families, and helps to ensure a better life for generations to come.
Gainesville’s Food Producers

Gainesville’s Food Producers

Monday December 14, 2020

What challenges face Gainesville’s farmers? How have they tried to circumvent the problems posed by COVID-19? What measures are they taking to protect their customers? This panel brings together farmers from Gainesville and surrounding areas to explore how they are harvesting crops.

Dishes of Africa and the African Diaspora

Dishes of Africa and the African Diaspora

Monday December 14, 2020

This event takes its audience on a culinary journey with speakers throughout the African Diaspora to discuss cooking techniques of the past and present.

The Ecology of Food

Friday December 11, 2020

In this panel, activists, and scholars present on the fight for access to healthy, native food and sustainable food production.
Food Access: Race, Class, and the Environment

Food Access: Race, Class, and the Environment

Tuesday September 15, 2020

How do race, class, and the environment influence food access and food choices? Using COVID 19 as the backdrop, this panel examines the state of food security and challenges in Gainesville: What are the barriers to food access in Gainesville? What are the political outcomes?
Suppressed Narratives: Oral History, Cookbooks, and Museums

Suppressed Narratives: Oral History, Cookbooks, and Museums

Tuesday September 15, 2020

Have you ever wondered how you can preserve your family’s Southern cookbooks? What are the characteristics of Southern food across different regions? This panel examines the different factors that have shaped Southern cuisine over the years, the buried knowledge, and the role that museums can play in keeping Southern food alive.
Food Memories of Latin America

Food Memories of Latin America

Tuesday September 15, 2020

Come share your memories about food, migration, and identity in the Latino community!
Fruits of the Past, Present, and Future: A Virtual Workshop with Anna Tjé

Fruits of the Past, Present, and Future: A Virtual Workshop with Anna Tjé

Tuesday September 15, 2020

Artist Anna Tjé invites people to embark on the journey of their favorite fruits from seed to consumption by using “exotic” fruits as a metaphor for the self to build a virtual community through conversation, tasting and creative writing.