Ava DuVernay's "Thirteenth" - Thursday, 3/23 at 6:45 PM

Wednesday Panel Sessions

Wednesday's panel sessions begin at 10:00 am with Session I, "Filming History's Gaps," a look at The Black Eagle of Harlem, a documentary film on the life of pioneering black aviator Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, written, produced, and directed by Billy Tooma, followed by Session II at 11:30 am, titled "Reimagining Revolution." At right is the trailer from The Black Eagle of Harlem. Below is the list of the Wednesday panels and presenters.

Conference Panel Sessions

2017 Humanities Conference Begins with Keynote Address by Historian/Artist Nell Painter

Welcome to the 2017 Humanities Conference, hosted by the Division of Humanities and Bilingual Studies at Essex County College from Tuesday, March 21 through Friday, March 24 (see program schedule for complete details). This year's conference examines the idea of "radicalism" in humanities discourse, bringing together scholars, artists, activists, and filmmakers to look at the roots of radicalism.


The conference will open on Tuesday, March 21 at 10:00 am with a keynote address by Dr. Nell Irvin Painter, a leading historian of the United States. Dr. Painter is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University. In addition to her earned doctorate in history from Harvard University, she has received honorary doctorates from Wesleyan, Dartmouth, SUNY-New Paltz, and Yale. A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Nell Painter has also held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the American Antiquarian Society. She has served as president of the Organization of American Historians and the Southern Historical Association.  A prolific and award-winning scholar, her most recent books are The History of White People (W. W. Norton, 2010, paperback, March 2011), Creating Black Americans (Oxford University Press, 2006), and Southern History Across the Color Line (University of North Carolina Press, 2002). A second edition of Standing at Armageddon: The United States, 1877-1919 and a Korean translation of Sojourner Truth, A Life, A Symbol appeared in 2008.*

In addition to panel presentations, the conference also features a special film screening of Academy Award-nominated 13th, by Ava DuVernay.

 *Source: nellpainter.com

Radical Humanities Conference

Radical Humanities: SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED to JAN 15, 2017

CALL FOR PAPERS SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED to Jan. 15, 2017

Abstracts should be 300 words in length.Please copy and paste this link into your browser to upload your abstract: https://goo.gl/forms/GgodOnv5OZjlIcXp2​

From March 21-24, 2017, the Humanities Division at Essex County College will host its 5th Annual Humanities Conference, "Radical Humanities: The Radical Tradition in the Humanities." Although the idea of radicalism can, in some ways, seem antithetical to our understanding of "tradition," this conference will, in part, examine the roots and patterns of radical thought in humanities discourse (including literature, philosophy, art, music, theater, dance, media, architecture, and design) as well as explore works, ideas, and movements that may be seen as radical or revolutionary. 

We especially welcome presentations, screenings, performances, and lectures on intersecting notions of radicalism on topics in all disciplines, examining gender, race, class, culture, feminism, LGBT rights, the Black Lives Matter movement, revolutions in history, hip hop, modernist music, and more. 2017 also marks the centennial of a number of world-changing events, including the United States’ entrance into World War I and the Russian Revolution, so we encourage papers on these topics in humanities discourse. 

  

Situated in the city of Newark, with its own rich tradition of radical politics and arts, the conference also welcomes presentations which address the 1967 Newark rebellion, the Black Arts movement, and the cultural warriors who helped shape the city's aesthetic in its modern context. The conference co-chairs, Prof. Jennifer Wager (Communications) and Prof. Rebecca Williams (English) invite scholars from all Humanities disciplines to participate in this year's conference.

Abstracts should be 300 words in length.Please copy and paste this link into your browser to upload your abstract: https://goo.gl/forms/GgodOnv5OZjlIcXp2​

If you have any questions, please contact the  conference co-chairs: Prof. Jennifer Wager (jwager@essex.edu) and Prof. Rebecca Williams (wrebecca@essex.edu) by Sunday, January 15, 2016. 

Call for Papers: "The Radical Tradition in the Humanities" 2017 Essex County College Humanities Conference

From March 21-24, 2017, the Humanities Division at Essex County College will host its 5th Annual Humanities Conference, "Radical Humanities: The Radical Tradition in the Humanities." Although the idea of radicalism can, in some ways, seem antithetical to our understanding of "tradition," this conference will, in part, examine the roots and patterns of radical thought in humanities discourse (including literature, philosophy, art, music, theater, dance, media, architecture, and design) as well as explore works, ideas, and movements that may be seen as radical or revolutionary. 

We especially welcome presentations, screenings, performances, and lectures on intersecting notions of radicalism on topics in all disciplines, examining gender, race, class, culture, feminism, LGBT rights, the Black Lives Matter movement, revolutions in history, hip hop, modernist music, and more. 2017 also marks the centennial of a number of world-changing events, including the United States’ entrance into World War I and the Russian Revolution, so we encourage papers on these topics in humanities discourse. 

  

Situated in the city of Newark, with its own rich tradition of radical politics and arts, the conference also welcomes presentations which address the 1967 Newark rebellion, the Black Arts movement, and the cultural warriors who helped shape the city's aesthetic in its modern context. The conference co-chairs, Prof. Jennifer Wager (Communications) and Prof. Rebecca Williams (English) invite scholars from all Humanities disciplines to participate in this year's conference.

Abstracts should be 300 words in length.Please copy and paste this link into your browser to upload your abstract: https://goo.gl/forms/GgodOnv5OZjlIcXp2​


If you have any questions, please contact the  conference co-chairs: Prof. Jennifer Wager (jwager@essex.edu) and Prof. Rebecca Williams (wrebecca@essex.edu) by Friday, December 30, 2016.