Monday, November 23 5:30pm to 8pm
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute
47-49 E 65th St, New York, NY 10065
Researchers have recently confirmed what many populations across the globe have long known, that trauma is expressed genetically from generation to generation. The works of each of the panelists speaks to this transgenerational trauma, and the role of memory and tradition in cultures riven by war, displacement, and diaspora.
Following the distinguished panel, an announcement of the winners of the student competitions in Visual Arts, Performance Arts, Film and Media, and Writing will be announced. The four winners have been chosen from 21 entries. Arts Across the Curriculum and Roosevelt House express their gratitude to Anne Pasternak, President and Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Museum, who will be on hand to award $500 to each winner.
Speakers include: Thomas Allen Harris
photographer and documentarian
Shanti Thakur
filmmaker and Professor of Film and Media at Hunter College
Michael Thomas
writer and Professor of English at Hunter College
moderated by Mark Slobin
scholar and ethnomusicologist
For more information and reservations visit: http://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/