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E-Conversation, Evoking Ancestral Memory

Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson) is of Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, and Euro-American ancestry and is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. Hinson, whose Chickasaw name Lokosh translates as “gourd,” is of the Imatapo (Their Lean-to People) house group and Kowishto’ (Panther) clan. Lokosh leads a virtual conversation on his recent culture- and language-inspired multimedia work, which negotiates the impact of COVID-19 on his positionality and creative perspective as a Nannikbi’ (Maker). A fluent speaker of the Chickasaw language and an award-winning artist, he holds a B.F.A.

Women, Theater, Archives: Creating Theater…and Records

Zoom webinar registration: https://bit.ly/3KyPjiZ
Celebrated playwright-educators discuss the role of archives and historical research in their creative practice and how there are envisioning their own archival presence
Sarah Ruhl, Playwright
Paula Vogel, Playwright
in conjunction with the exhibition, Brava! Women Make American Theater, organized by Melissa Barton, Beinecke Library curator of drama and prose. https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/brava

Art in the Shadow of War in Ukraine with Vasyl Cherepanyn

Zoom webinar registration: https://bit.ly/3rgBC0H

Book Club Discussion - We Can't Talk about That at Work!: How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and Yale Latino Networking Group for a book club discussion of We Can’t Talk about That at Work!: How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics by Mary-Frances Winters.

YAAA Book Club Discussion - Carolina Built: A Novel

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a book club discussion of Carolina Built: A Novel by Kianna Alexander.

This “exuberant celebration of Black women’s joy as well as their achievements” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) novelizes the life of real estate magnate Josephine N. Leary in a previously untold story of passion, perseverance, and building a legacy after emancipation in North Carolina.

Register by Friday, August 26th for your chance to win a free copy of the book!

YAAA Book Club Discussion - Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a book club discussion of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum.

Autism: A World of Possibilities

During this panel discussion, you’ll gain a good understanding of what the term Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) means, including its history and the prevalence of this type of disorder. You’ll also learn how families are affected when a child is diagnosed with autism, as well as ways to be an ally and advocate for people with ASD. This event is open to everyone and will be recorded.

Coloquio | Abordar el pasado: Memoria y Revolución en los medios y el cine cubano del siglo XXI

Presentación
Durante las últimas décadas, la producción audiovisual cubana ha configurado un
territorio crucial para el debate político y social; genera obsesivamente narrativas que
pretenden reordenar la historia cubana, aborda y discute nociones como la memoria,
la historia y el pasado como ejes fundamentales para renegociar el presente. El
coloquio Abordar el pasado: Memoria y Revolución en los medios y el cine cubano del siglo
XX busca propiciar la discusión y el debate sobre el cine cubano contemporáneo, la

Art Against Time: A lecture by Chair and Professor of Art History at UCLA Saloni Mathur

Join Artspace New Haven and Yale University’s Department of the History of Art for a lecture, Art Against Time, by Chair and Professor of Art History at UCLA Saloni Mathur. Temporal constructs have long had a chokehold on the discipline of art history and its periodizing narratives. This talk will investigate the enduring legacy of evolutionary chronologies and linear thinking in relation to the visual arts, and explore the way in which disruption, anachronism, and out of sequence storylines can provide new points of entry and possible frameworks for renewal.

at home: Norma Lytton Lecture | What Is Inclusive Design?

Join us for a panel discussion with architects Hansel Bauman, Magda Mostafa, and Joel Sanders from MIXdesign as they discuss why designing architectural spaces that are accessible and appropriate for all people is an exercise in inclusive design and an acknowledgement of basic human rights. MIXdesign is a New York–based think tank and consultancy that is dedicated to transforming everyday building types such as restrooms, workplaces, schools, and museums into accessible spaces that accommodate people of all ages, genders, races, religions, and abilities.