[Peace-discuss] After Whiteness Symposium

[Ricky Baldwin]

Hi-

Is this keynote about the visual arts, too.  I'm
intrigued by the "after whiteness" theme, but I'm
afraid I don't know a lot about art ...

Ricky 
--- Aprel Thomas <aprel at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> Please forward.  Many thanks!
> 
> >The Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
> presents
> >
> >October 11 - Symposium: "After Whiteness: Race and
> the Visual Arts,"
> >co-organized by Suk Ja Kang Engles and Tim Engles.
> Location: Levis Faculty
> >Center, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
> >
> >Ten members of three panels' including artists,
> curators, and historians' will
> >address ramifications of the new Critical Whiteness
> Studies for the study,
> >practice, and appreciation of contemporary visual
> arts.
> >
> >Whiteness and Visual Space: David R. Roediger,
> Tyler Stallings, and Laurie
> >Hogin
> >
> >Whiteness and the Artist: Charlene Teters, Adrian
> Piper, and Tana Hargest
> >
> >Whiteness and Art History: Rachel DeLue
> (Moderator), Kymberly Pinder, John
> >Bowles, and Jan Nederveen Pieterse.
> >
> >This event will culminate in a keynote address by
> Adrian Piper, described
> >below.
> >
> >3:30 p.m. - "Now What? Awakening from the Dream of
> Whiteness"
> >Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 South
> Gregory, Urbana (A
> >CAS/MillerComm Lecture)
> >
> >Adrian Piper, Artist and Professor, Department of
> Philosophy, Wellesley
> >College
> >
> >
> >      Now that we know that the concept of race was
> developed in order to
> >rationalize slavery in the Americas and has no
> legitimate use, meaning, or
> >reference, how do we deal with the blatant
> inequities in wealth, status, and
> >opportunities inherited from the fictional concept
> of whiteness? In
> >particular, how do "whites" who have benefited from
> this fiction deal with
> >them?
> >
> >      This talk is part of a symposium on "After
> Whiteness: Race and the
> >Visual
> >Arts" held earlier in the day at the Levis Faculty
> Center by the Center on
> >Democracy in a Multiracial Society. Adrian Piper's
> talk will be sponsored by:
> >Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society, the
> Center for Advanced Study,
> >and the School of Art and Design, and in
> conjunction with: Afro-American
> >Studies and Research Program, College of Fine and
> Applied Arts, Gender and
> >Women's Studies Program, Illinois Program for
> Research in the Humanities,
> >Krannert Art Museum, Office of the Chancellor,
> School of Art and Design, Art
> >Education Program, Narrative Media Program,
> Painting Program, Spurlock Museum,
> >and the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives
> Program.
> >
> >Follow this link to view the conference poster and
> complete schedule.
> >
> >http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cftde/afterwhiteness.html
> >
> >
> >Aprel L. Thomas
> >Assistant to the Director/Office Manager
> >Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
> >1108 Stoughton
> >Urbana, IL 61801, MC-253
> >Ph: (217) 244-0188
> >Fax: (217) 333-8122
> >
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> >The Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
> presents
> >
> >October 11 - Symposium: "After Whiteness: Race and
> the Visual Arts,"
> >co-organized by Suk Ja Kang Engles and Tim Engles.
> Location: Levis Faculty
> >Center, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
> >
> >Ten members of three panels' including artists,
> curators, and historians' 
> >will
> >address ramifications of the new Critical Whiteness
> Studies for the study,
> >practice, and appreciation of contemporary visual
> arts.
> >
> >Whiteness and Visual Space: David R. Roediger,
> Tyler Stallings, and Laurie
> >Hogin
> >
> >Whiteness and the Artist: Charlene Teters, Adrian
> Piper, and Tana Hargest
> >
> >Whiteness and Art History: Rachel DeLue
> (Moderator), Kymberly Pinder, John
> >Bowles, and Jan Nederveen Pieterse.
> >
> >This event will culminate in a keynote address by
> Adrian Piper, described
> >below.
> >
> >3:30 p.m. - "Now What? Awakening from the Dream of
> Whiteness"
> >Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 South
> Gregory, Urbana (A
> >CAS/MillerComm Lecture)
> >
> >Adrian Piper, Artist and Professor, Department of
> Philosophy, Wellesley
> >College
> >
> >
> >      Now that we know that the concept of race was
> developed in order to
> >rationalize slavery in the Americas and has no
> legitimate use, meaning, or
> >reference, how do we deal with the blatant
> inequities in wealth, status, and
> >opportunities inherited from the fictional concept
> of whiteness? In
> >particular, how do "whites" who have benefited from
> this fiction deal with
> >them?
> >
> >      This talk is part of a symposium on "After
> Whiteness: Race and the 
> > Visual
> >Arts" held earlier in the day at the Levis Faculty
> Center by the Center on
> >Democracy in a Multiracial Society. Adrian Piper's
> talk will be sponsored by:
> >Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society, the
> Center for Advanced Study,
> >and the School of Art and Design, and in
> conjunction with: Afro-American
> >Studies and Research Program, College of Fine and
> Applied Arts, Gender and
> >Women's Studies Program, Illinois Program for
> Research in the Humanities,
> >Krannert Art Museum, Office of the Chancellor,
> School of Art and Design, Art
> >Education Program, Narrative Media Program,
> Painting Program, Spurlock 
> >Museum,
> >and the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives
> Program.
> >
> >Follow this link to view the conference poster and
> complete schedule.
> >
> >http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cftde/afterwhiteness.html
> 
> 
> Aprel L. Thomas
> Assistant to the Director/Office Manager
> Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
> 1108 Stoughton
> Urbana, IL 61801, MC-253
> Ph: (217) 244-0188
> Fax: (217) 333-8122
> Visit us on the web at http://cdms.ds.uiuc.edu  


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