Schedule

7 p.m., Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Keynote Event

Visualizing the Past: A Conversation with Dr. Rebecca Hall, author of the award-winning graphic narrative Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Facilitated by Reiko Hillyer, L&C associate professor of history and director of ethnic studies

Welcoming remarks and introductions by RWS co-chairs Carolina Ruíz ’22 and Rocío Yao ’24.

L&C students, faculty, staff, and alumni with an active L&C login may view this event recording.

• American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided. For additional information about accessibility, please consult the Event Details page.
• First-come seating. No registration is required. Latecomers will not be admitted after 7:15 p.m.
• Masks are required at this event.
• This event will be streamed for remote viewing. No registration is required. 
• Book signing and reception to follow in Gregg Pavilion. Dr. Hall’s book will be available for purchase.

 

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Gregg Pavilion
Workshop: Songwriting: The Power of Narrative

A communal workshop on crafting story through song, facilitated by Rebecca Jordan Smith, L&C instructor of music.
Limited to 25 participants. First-come seating. No music experience necessary.

1:30–3 p.m., Council Chamber
Race Across Disciplinary Boundaries: Student Research Showcase

Join us for a multidisciplinary set of presentations by L&C students who will share their original research exploring issues of race and ethnicity.
Moderator: Eduardo Beltran ’22, sociology/anthropology major and former RWS co-chair
Caitlin Chow-Ise ’23, sociology/anthropology major, “Communities of Interdependence: QTBIPOC ‘Sexfluencers’ on Instagram”
Emi Olson ’22, psychology major, “Lafayette Greens: Gardening For the Community”
Jacques Parker ’23, history and religious studies major, “The Hobart Hebrew Congregation: Free Settlers and Emancipists in Early Jewish Tasmania”
Anthi Sklavenitis ’24, history major, “Paper Freedom”

3:30–5 p.m., Council Chamber
Ink: Tattoo Work and Heritage

Across the globe, communities of color have used tattoo work to embrace heritage, tell stories, and honor people and land. As a result of colonialism and capitalism, tattoo work has been appropriated and modernized, resulting in differences from ancestral methods. Despite these changes, traditions and stories have survived across generations through ink. This panel explores how this historically marginalized art form has been used as a tool of resistance, existence, and liberation.
Moderator: Kabir Mansingh Heimsath, L&C assistant professor with term of anthropology
Ashley Antolin, tattoo artist
Sydney Hanish, L&C ’23, writing SOAN thesis on Jewish identity/community and tattooing
Heysus Torralba, tattoo artist at Local Boy Tatau
Kahiau K. Chang, L&C ’26
Ricky G, tattoo artist at Local Boy Tatau

7 p.m., Council Chamber, Templeton Campus Center
Keynote Presentation

Undoing Foundational Fairytales One Story at a Time
Dr. Oriel María Siu, scholar, educator, and author of multiple children’s books

Welcoming remarks and introductions by RWS co-chairs Azucena Morales Santos ’24 and Rocío Yao ’24.

L&C students, faculty, staff, and alumni with an active L&C login may view this event recording.

• American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided. For additional information about accessibility, please consult the Event Details page.
• First-come seating. Latecomers will not be admitted after 7:15 p.m.
• This event will be streamed for remote viewing. No registration is required.
• Book signing and reception to follow in the Council Chamber foyer. Dr. Siu’s English-language, Spanish-language, and bilingual books will be available for purchase.

 

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Gregg Pavilion
Workshop: Ghanaian Drumming

An introduction to the hand drumming of Ghana using carved traditional drums, with a focus on Kpanlogo, a musical form from the 1950s that is associated with youth and post-colonial independence. Facilitated by Alex Addy, L&C director of Ghanaian music and dance and West African rhythm.
Limited to 25 participants. First-come seating. No music experience necessary.

1:50–2:50 p.m., Fir Acres Black Box Theatre
Performance: “Jordan’s Wisdom”

A chance encounter brings together three people who spend the night in a raw conversation about the masks we wear, the stories we tell about our lives, and our sense of who we truly are. Content warning: drug abuse, self-harm. Performance to be followed by Q&A with the director, playwright, and cast members.
Written by Josie Seid, directed by Sanaa Green ’23, and produced by Negasi Brown ’23.
Featuring L&C students Michée Brika ’26, Ela Gore ’26, and Jacob Hidalgo ’23.
Organized in collaboration with Students for Cultural Inclusion in the Theatre (SCIT).

3:30–4:30 p.m., Smith Hall, Albany Quadrangle
Fashion Show: Bold and Embodied

Celebrating the power in our embodied presence, this event is a showcase for participants to share their personal styles and their narratives of who they are. Fashion can be informed by cultural heritage, ethnic backgrounds, religious traditions, and/or racialized forms of expression. The art we curate in an outfit can make our memories and community ties visible as we resist erasure, vibrantly authoring our stories each day. Coordinated by Leanne Robinson ’24.

7 p.m., Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Race Monologues

Each year a different group of L&C students writes an original series of personal narratives to share their feelings, experiences, and understandings of race, ethnicity, and identity. We invite you to learn more about the history of Race Monologues.

Coordinated by L&C students Arianna Almaguer ’25, Eduardo Beltran ’22, and Carolina Ruíz ’22.

Featuring L&C students Alina Cruz ’25, Diego Eduardo Flores Hernández ’26, Jacob Hidalgo ’23, Anna Kwett ’26, Aylén Martínez ’26, Imran Alexander Mishra Batra ’25, Azucena Morales Santos ’24, Mari Sheppard ’25, Anika Sood-Mankar ’25, Jenn J. Sosa Ramírez ’23, and Rocío Yao ’24.

Doors open at 6:40 p.m. First-come seating. Doors will be closed at 7 p.m. or when we reach full capacity, and latecomers will not be admitted. Reception to follow in Gregg Pavilion.