Two-Day Afrofuturism Symposium at the University of Chicago

 

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Past events

10

Oct

 Oct 10, 2018, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry

929 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

The second part of an Afrofuturism symposium organized and moderated by Ytasha Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, and architect Antwane Lee. This evening’s panel includes D. Denenge Akpem (artist, School of the Art Institute), David Boykin (Saxophonist/Composer), Dr. Daniel Holz (physicist, UChicago) and Floyd Webb (Filmmaker/Curator).

7

Oct

 Oct 07, 2018, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
 Oriental Institute

1155 E 58th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

The first part of an Afrofuturism symposium organized and moderated by Ytasha Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, and architect Antwane Lee. This evening’s panel includes comic book expert Dr. Stanford W. Carpenter, and scholars from the Oriental Institute, Dr. Brian Muhs, Dr. Tasha Vorderstrasse and Dr. Bruce Williams.