"Imaging Blackness, 1915-2002:
Film Posters
from the Black Film Center/Archive"
Schedule of Events
Oct 10 - Keynote Lecture: "African-Americans in Cinema: An Enduring Odyssey." Dr. Edward Mapp, Professor Emeritus, City University of New York, co-author of A Separate Cinema 5:30pm, Fine Arts Bldg 102.
Oct 19 - Film Screening: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey , presented by William Greaves, Filmmaker. 3pm, Fine Arts Bldg 102.
Oct 26 - Film Screening: Little Senegal, a touching film about a man's attempt to track his ancestors who left Senegal through the door of no return. Assistant Professor of AAADS, Trica Keaton will introduce the film. 3pm, Fine Arts Bldg 102. Co-sponsored by the IU African Studies Program.
Nov 9 - Film Screening: Lumumba, a film by Raoul Peck that traces Patrice Lumumba's struggle for an independent Congo. Presenter: Natasha Vaubel, Lecturer, AAADS. 3pm, Fine Arts Bldg 102. Co-Sponsored by the IU African Studies Program.
Nov 12 - Noon Talk: "Joe Louis: The Icon and His Image in American Film." William Wiggins, Professor Emeritus of African American and African Diaspora Studies, will discuss one of the posters on display in Imaging Blackness, 1915-2002 [The Joe Louis Story (1953)]. 12:15pm at the Special Exhibitions Gallery of the IU Art Museum.
Nov 12 - Book Talk: "From Book to Screen: Walter Mosley's Cinematic Language in Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned. " Professor John A. McCluskey, Jr., AAADS. 7:30pm at the African American Culture Center Library. Sponsored by the Neal Marshall African American Cultural Center Library:
Nov 16 - Film Screening: Afrocentricity, a series of short films by young African-American filmmakers. Presented by Dr. Audrey T. McCluskey, Associate Professor & BFC/A Director. 3pm, Fine Arts Bldg 102.
- Information about Imaging Blackness
- Edward Mapp bio
- Credits and Acknowledgements
