PROGRAM
ISN Fall 2000 Event:
"Creolization in the Academy and the Community"
A Symposium on Cultural Representations of Creole Identities in New Orleans and the Caribbean with a Companion Exhibit featuring the work of
local artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre
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PROGRAM
ISN Fall 2000 Event: "Creolization in the Academy and the Community"
A Symposium on Cultural Representations of Creole Identities in New Orleans and the Caribbean with a Companion Exhibit featuring the work of local artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre |
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November 2 - November 17, 2000 EXHIBIT
Haitian Creole Art Exhibit featuring the
paintings of Ulrick Jean-Pierre, with
supporting documents provided by the Special
Collections Division of Tulane University.
Location: Special Collections Art Gallery, 2nd
floor, Jones Hall, Tulane University. Contact Assistant University Librarian for
Special Collections Wilbur E. Meneray.
Click HERE for more information on Ulrick Jean-Pierre
Saturday, November 4, 2000 "Creolization in the Academy and the Community" Symposium
10:00am: J. Michael Dash (NYU),
"Stories Without End: Creolization and the Caribbean." Keynote Address
Location: Room 204, Jones Hall, Tulane University Campus
10:30am - 12:00pm: Panel Discussion, "What is Creole and Creolization? The Cultural Politics of Creole Identity."
Distinguished panelists:
Speakers and Discussants: Tom Klingler (Department of French &
Italian, Tulane University), Sybil Kein (University of Michigan, Creole Scholar and
Writer), Cecile Accilien (Department of French and Italian, Tulane University), Tola
Mosadomi (Foreign Languages Department Head, McGehee Secondary School and African Scholar
and Writer), Dixon Abreu (Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Tulane University), and
Bill Reeves (President, Louisiana Historical Society).
Location: Room 204, Jones Hall
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12:00pm-1:00: Break
1:00pm-2:00pm: Guided Tours of Haitian Creole Art Exhibit (with supporting materials provided by Tulane University’s Special Collections Department)
The featured artist and speaker, Ulrick Jean-Pierre will conduct several guided tours of his paintings exhibited in Special Collections' Jones Hall Gallery ( 2nd floor) for the symposium audience before delivering his featured presentation.
2:15pm-3:00pm: Ulrick
Jean-Pierre, "Creole Identity and Culture Through Art (Haiti/Louisiana),"
Keynote Address
Local Visual Artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre will discuss his
exhibited work and his view of creolization and visual representation.
Location: Room 204, Jones Hall
3:00pm-4:30pm: Round Table Discussion and Workshop
Featured panelists and discussants will join the
keynote speakers, university students, community activists, and secondary school teachers
and students for a moderated discussion and workshop on creolization and the role of the
Academy and the Community in preserving cultural heritages.
Location: Room 204, Jones Hall
4:30pm-5:30pm: Closing Reception
The audience and symposium participants are cordially invited to attend a closing reception. Food and beverages will be provided.
Location: Outdoor Patio, First Floor, Jones Hall
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