The Original Red Scare: The Criminalization of Indigenous Resistance
209 Scheide CaldwellThe U.S. war on terror is often called the "longest war." This talk—the first in a series of Fall 2021 Working Group Seminars presented by the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative at Princeton (NAISIP)—reconsiders two decades of terror wars as a continuation of the Indian wars by examining the criminalization of Indigenous resistance and […]
15th Annual Humanities Colloquium
Zoom Webinar and Livestream PrincetonThe Humanities Council's kick-off event features a wide-ranging conversation about central issues in our research, teaching, and intellectual life.
Protest, Silencing, and Solidarity
Zoom PrincetonAbstract: Focusing on Black Lives Matter, this talk will analyze the expressive power of street protests, the different ways in which such protests are silenced, and ways of resisting silencing through what I call epistemic activism. Elucidating the proper or improper uptake that publics give to street protests, the talk will discuss the kind of […]
The Art Critic in the Global South
Zoom PrincetonAgainst the narrative of a global crisis of art criticism that has emerged almost exclusively from debates in Europe and America, this lecture considers alternative procedures of thought and modes of art writing that have their historical emergence in the global south. It will focus, in particular, on the figure of the art critic in […]
Clothing for the Ancestors: Global Textiles in Nigerian Egúngún Masquerade Costumes
Zoom PrincetonEgúngún masquerade costumes swirl into motion during festivals honoring departed ancestors. Globally sourced, their layered fabric panels reflect local aesthetics and ritual practices. Often made from reused clothing, they also illuminate regional fashions and consumer tastes in imported fabric. Considering egúngún through a textile lens, this talk by Kristen Windmuller-Luna, curator of African art at […]
