This is a friendly reminder that you are invited to join us for a public talk with Dr. Ashanté Reese, an associate professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. This is an in-person talk hosted by the Center for Cultural Analysis at Rutgers University.
Public Talk by Ashanté Reese, UT-Austin
GATHER: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness
Wednesday, April 29
4:30pm EST, followed by a light reception
Rutgers Academic Building (West)
15 Seminary Place, 6th Fl, Room 6051
New Brunswick
Advance registration is required HERE.
Description:
Focused on Black gatherings—gardens, family reunions, repasts, and mutual aid efforts—this talk explores the ways Black people gather in the midst of anti-Black violence to nourish ourselves and each other. Central to this exploration are the spaces that Black people imagine, create, and inhabit to mark our resilience and love for each other—often with food in tow. For Black people in particular, food is a necessity for sustaining the social body. Preparing, distributing, and serving food become significant markers of human agency and hope. This paper argues that lessons embedded in Black gatherings can be applied to growing (yet fractured) food justice movements.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of American Studies, Department of Africana Studies, Department of Geography, and Department of History.