POSTPONED: SCREENING SCHOLARSHIP MEDIA FESTIVAL 2020

An evening of poetry, film, dance performances, and discussion to kick off SSMF 2020 and our theme, “Rupture and Repair.”
During this session, we will explore, exhibit, and engage research methodologies informed by the art of movement. The emphasis here is on embodied movement as a universal, collective, and deeply reflexive act important for both rigorous research as well as inspired art, particularly as they emerge from the experiences of Black women. We are interested in amplifying this research-art intersection, and making more visible the intricate web of embodied activity that makes this connection possible. Together with our audience, we will delve deeper into what happens when we open up our research agendas and artistic pursuits to include a deliberate and diligent engagement with the embodied movement that connects us across time, space, and ideology.

The evening will feature a screening of A Love Song for Latasha, with the filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison; dance performances by Deborah Thomas, Jasmine Johnson, Grace Sanders Johnson, OreOluwa Badaki, Jasmine Blanks Jones; a poetry performance from Husnaa Hassim; music from Aisha Fukushima; and costumes created by Emily Carris.

A reception sponsored by the Center for Experimental Ethnography will follow.
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Schedule
5:30    Film Screening and Performances (Rainey Auditorium)
6:30    Interactive Performances and Q&A (Upper Egypt Gallery)
7:30    Reception (Upper Egypt Gallery)

Saturday, March 28, 2020 | 9am-6:30pm
Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut Street

A full day of screenings, panels, installations, performances, and interactive sessions including a filmmaking workshop with the Rhiza Collective and presentations from the Media & Social Change Lab and CEE Fellows Emily Carris and Wayne Modest. More details about all the sessions coming soon.

The keynote event, Urgent Archives: Multimodal Collaborations for Community Preservation, will feature presentations and a discussion with Krystal Strong, Jarrett M. Drake, and Hidden Lives Illuminated.

Schedule
9:00    Registration and Breakfast (provided)
9:30    Welcome
9:45    Morning Concurrent Sessions (two session blocks)
12:30    Lunch (provided)
1:15    Afternoon Concurrent Sessions (two session blocks)
4:30    Break and Networking
5:00    Keynote Event
6:30    Dinner Break (dinner not provided)
8:00    Afterparty