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October 2021
VIRTUAL DSS | Strangers in a Strange Land: Picturing Florida’s History through Art by Mallory O’Connor
VIRTUAL Distinguished Speaker Series | Strangers in a Strange Land: Picturing Florida’s History through Art by Mallory O'Connor Thursday, October 7, 2021, from 4 pm to 5 pm REGISTER “Look” for Florida in this lecture of the many eccentric images that tell the story of our state. Strangers in a Strange Land explores Florida’s art history and rich visual mythology. These images span centuries of time and attest to both the vivid imagination of the artists and the equally flamboyant…
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DSS | Key West’s Black History: Shaping an Island
Distinguished Speaker Series | Key West's Black History: Shaping an Island with Cori Convertito Monday, November 8, 2021, from 6 pm to 7 pm The Key West Art and Historical Society, in partnership with Monroe County Public Libraries, is building cultural equity by telling the stories of the Black community’s significant contributions to local culture and industry, as documented in artwork and historic documents. This talk seeks to redress a serious omission: that the substantial contributions of people of color…
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VIRTUAL DSS | African American Politics by Sharon Austin
VIRTUAL Distinguished Speaker Series | African American Politics by Sharon Austin Thursday, December 2, 2021, from 4 pm to 5 pm REGISTER Join us for a presentation by Sharon Austin that examines the social and political relationships among African Americans and people of black Caribbean descent. Other topics include Haitian political behavior, general African American political behavior, and the history and politics of black women. About the Presenter: Sharon Austin is an American political scientist, currently a professor of…
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