May 12-14, 2025, the ISM’s fourth Black Sacred Arts conference will convene scholars and artists to consider the theoretical and practical work of centering the Black sacred arts in the academy and beyond. It will explore ways to incorporate the study and practice of the Black sacred arts in curricula and public life with the aim of uncovering new methodologies, epistemologies and pedagogies offered through their study.

May 12-14, 2025, the ISM’s fourth Black Sacred Arts conference will convene scholars and artists to consider the theoretical and practical work of centering the Black sacred arts in the academy and beyond. It will explore ways to incorporate the study and practice of the Black sacred arts in curricula and public life with the aim of uncovering new methodologies, epistemologies and pedagogies offered through their study.

With post-screening conversation led by Elihu Rubin (Yale Urban Studies/Yale School of Architecture and American Studies)
and Maurice Samuels (Yale Department of French)

Date and time: Friday, January 17 at 3pm

Note: The film’s runtime is 3 ½ hours including intermission. There will be refreshments served starting at 2:30pm and will be provided outside the theater throughout the film. Food and drink are not permitted in the screening space.

Location: Humanities Quadrangle (HQ) L02
(New Haven, CT 06511)

We create and use digital stuff all the time - photos, videos, documents - so much that it can be hard to manage. Beinecke Library digital archivist Alice Prael will share tips to help you organize and save your digital files for the long term. For more details, see the NHFPL calendar: https://nhfpl.libcal.com/event/13840274.

Cabin in the Sky (Vincente Minnelli, 1943, 35mm, 98 mins)
The Beginnings of Bebop (Willie Ruff, 1981, 16mm, 26 mins)