Souls for Sale: Slavery’s Role in the Growth and Expansion of the Catholic Church and Other American Institutions
Friday, May 9 • 4–5:30pm • Friedman Hall, Room 102 • 90 George Street • Providence, RI
Rachel Swarns, a contributing writer for the New York Times and a journalism professor at New York University, will discuss her recent book, The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church, and explore how slavery fueled the growth of many contemporary American institutions, including universities, religious institutions and financial institutions.
Complete Disorder: Resistance and Refusal to Colonial Legacy in the Arts and Humanities
Thursday, May 8 • 10am–6pm • Online Only
This conference asks: is it possible to transform cultural and academic institutions from sites of colonial harm into spaces of justice, care, and community? Bringing together museum professionals, scholars, artists, and community leaders, we explore how museums, archives, and institutions alike are confronting their colonial legacies towards reparative futures and will examine challenges and possibilities for repatriation, community-driven exhibitions, archival intervention, and reimagining history telling.
Check out the conference schedule, session descriptions, and learn about the speakers and moderators on the event webpage.
