building solidarities across ethnicity, race and religion. today at my house. so empowering.
December 8, 2019
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Category Archives: projects
December 4, 2019
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futurisms and the concept of linear time
yesterday in my class ‘thru another lens’ we studied ‘afrofuturism & non-linear time’ and ‘who will we be when we are free? on palestine & futurity’ with the brilliant Reilly Hirst who helped us break down some of the complexity in ideas … Continue reading
November 26, 2019
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Excellent screening of A Thin Wall in London
brilliant screening of #AThinWall, a #film about the #1947 #partition of british #india, at #harrowauditorium @uniwestminster #londonit was organized by #tonguesonfire the wonderful team behind the @ukasianfilmfestival great attendance and interview by rosie thomas, and so lovely to do the first screening ever with my co-producer and friend Surbhi Dewan
November 21, 2019
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memmi, fanon and sansour
today we discussed albert #memmi and franz #fanon’s work and then used that context for larissa sansour’s ‘nation estate’ – a short film we watched and discussed with our special guest muna najib #palestine #honorsprogram @stjohnfishercollege @rochesterny
November 20, 2019
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A Thin Wall in London
dear friends, Surbhi and i will be in london to lead a discussion after this screening of ‘a thin wall.’ pls join us on nov 26th at the University of Westminster. pls register here.
November 10, 2019
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This Heirloom – seven years ago
7 years ago, ‘This Heirloom” had its first showing at The Little Theatre. Since then it’s had a wonderful opening at the Colacino Gallery, Nazareth College, it was shipped all the way to California and exhibited at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, it was part … Continue reading
November 5, 2019
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talk about ‘this heirloom’ during current seen walking tour
amanda chestnut and i will be talking about my art series ‘this heirloom’ when folx drop in at the Douglass Auditorium at 36 King St. join this ‘current seen’ walking tour on friday!
November 4, 2019
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Student essays about ‘The Niceties’
So we saw ‘The Niceties’ at Geva Theatre Center last week. I had my students read Edward Baptist’s ‘We still lie about slavery: Here’s the truth about how the American economy and power were built on forced migration and torture’ which connects … Continue reading
November 1, 2019
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with surbhi and mithun
so lovely to spend time with my dear friend Surbhi Dewan and meet her husband Mithun Gomes for the first timeexcited about our new #film projects and dreaming together of crossing #borders
October 31, 2019
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daughter of nepal at SJFC
my wonderful friend filmmaker Surbhi Dewan screened her short film Daughter of Nepal for my students today and talked about present day #politics in #nepalshe also showed a short clip from the film she’s working on right now which is about the #thirdgender community in #kashmirSt. John Fisher Honors Program
October 30, 2019
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the class system in america
with my co-organizers Johannes Bockwoldt and Elisabetta Sanino D’Amanda and panelists vincent seravallo, Stevie Vargas and Ashley Gantt at Let’s Talk about Class at #rit’s magic spell studios theater where we screened ‘i daniel blake’ and then talked about class … Continue reading
October 30, 2019
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let’s talk about class
so this is happening at 5pm today! Stevie Vargas, Ashley Gantt, Vincent Seravallo and Elisabetta Sanino D’Amanda are all on the panel. Johannes Bockwoldt will be introducing ‘i daniel blake’ and sharing a clip from an interview we did with Ken Loach himself, and i will be moderating throughout … Continue reading
October 29, 2019
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deconstructing ‘the niceties’
with my sister the brilliant (and stylish) Luticha A Doucette who led a discussion in my class today she used dr edwin j. nichols’ ‘the philosophical aspects of culturaldifference’ to #deconstruct #theniceties a #play we saw together with my #students … Continue reading
October 27, 2019
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with friends at geva
with two beautiful friends Luticha A Doucette and Muna Najib and the #director of the #play nicole watson‘the niceties’ at Geva Theatre Center
October 24, 2019
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the niceties at geva theatre
with my wonderful St. John Fisher College #students at Geva Theatre Center tonight to see ‘the niceties’ directed by nicole watson. The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess: ‘What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history, and power.’