We are proud to honour the celebration of Black History Month in Peterborough with the symposium Language Under Pressure, a day of public programming that includes a panel discussion with the artists and celebrated writer/poet M. NourbeSe Philip, along with a workshop hosted by Kameelah Janan Rasheed.
Language Under Pressure Symposium Black History Month Programming as part of the exhibition ___a lineage of transgression___ Inspired by the speculative poetics of Black feminist writers the Language Under Pressure symposium provides an opportunity to spend time with the work and ideas of contemporary creators M. NourbeSe Philip, Kameelah Janan Rasheed and Jamilah Abu-Bakare. This one day symposium will generate discourse on the importance of carrying forth African and diasporic histories and the unconventional tools learned to claim agency and to navigate the effects of colonial language.
Scoring the Stacks is a public participatory workshop hosted by Kameelah Janan Rasheed. Drawing reference from science-fiction writer Octavia Butler’s concept of “primitive hypertext,” the workshop will explore non-traditional processes of understanding relations between language, movement, objects and experiences. Using informal exercises the workshop invites participants to generate questions around learning, unlearning and ways of perceiving and contributing to the world around us.
All events are free to attend, will be held in a physically accessible space, and are open to all members of the public.
Artspace - 378 Aylmer St N,
Saturday, February 15th, 2020
10:30am
Welcoming
11am - Noon:
Gallery walk through and catalogue launch w/artists Jamilah Abu-Bakare and Kameelah Janan Rasheed (Artspace)
1pm - 2:30pm:
Language Under Pressure Panel discussion w/M. NourbeSe Philip, Jamilah Abu-Bakare and Kameelah Janan Rasheed, moderated by curator Liz Ikiriko (Artspace)
3:30pm - 4:30pm:
Scoring the Stacks Workshop w/ Kameelah Janan Rasheed (location TBD)
Please RSVP to jon@artspace-arc.org if you plan to attend the workshop
Language Under Pressure is generously supported by TD Bank Group and the New Canadians Centre of Peterborough
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