2020-2021 Afrofuturism Syllabus - Week 1 - Interview with Dr. Julian Chambliss
Title
Panel Presenters, Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities 2020 Afrofuturism Conference
Contributors
Tiffany Pennamon, Richard T. Reep, Kathryn Polizzi, Dr. Piper Kendrix Williams
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Keywords
Afrofuturism, Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities
Description
During the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities 2020 Afrofuturism Conference, Rhea Posey and Nulieta John spoke with panel presenters Tiffany Pennamon, Richard T. Reep, Kathyrn Polizzi, and Dr. Piper Kendrix Williams following their presentation on the first day of the Afrofuturism academic conference associated with the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities, January 30, 2020.
Tiffany Pennamon is a graduate student in the Department of English, University of Florida. Pennamon's presentation was entitled "On the Culture Beat: Exploring Zora Neale Hurston’s Narrative Praxis as a Model for Morally Transformative Journalism."
Richard T. Reep, an architect focusing on mixed-use urban design, is an independent scholar and adjunct professor, Department of Environmental Studies, Rollins College. Reep's presentation was entitled "The Zora Neale Hurston Museum: A Study in Afrofuturist Architecture."
Kathryn Polizzi is a graduate student in the Department of English, St. Louis University. Polizzi's presentation was entitled "Homespace for Black Women: Connections Between Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and Marvel’s Black Panther."
Dr. Piper Kendrix Williams is Associate Professor in English and African American Studies at The College of New Jersey. Dr. Williams spoke on "'A Force Somewhere in Space': Afrofuturistic Storytelling in Barracoon and Their Eyes Were Watching God."
Courtesy of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.). All rights reserved.
Abstract
During the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities 2020 Afrofuturism Conference, Rhea Posey and Nulieta John spoke with panel presenters Tiffany Pennamon, Richard T. Reep, Kathyrn Polizzi, and Dr. Piper Kendrix Williams following their presentation on the first day of the Afrofuturism academic conference associated with the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities, January 30, 2020.
Tiffany Pennamon is a graduate student in the Department of English, University of Florida. Pennamon's presentation was entitled "On the Culture Beat: Exploring Zora Neale Hurston’s Narrative Praxis as a Model for Morally Transformative Journalism."
Richard T. Reep, an architect focusing on mixed-use urban design, is an independent scholar and adjunct professor, Department of Environmental Studies, Rollins College. Reep's presentation was entitled "The Zora Neale Hurston Museum: A Study in Afrofuturist Architecture."
Kathryn Polizzi is a graduate student in the Department of English, St. Louis University. Polizzi's presentation was entitled "Homespace for Black Women: Connections Between Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and Marvel’s Black Panther."
Dr. Piper Kendrix Williams is Associate Professor in English and African American Studies at The College of New Jersey. Dr. Williams spoke on "'A Force Somewhere in Space': Afrofuturistic Storytelling in Barracoon and Their Eyes Were Watching God."
File format: mp4 video file. Clip length: 0:32. Courtesy of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.). All rights reserved.
Date Created
1-30-2020
Type
article
STARS Citation
Posey, Rhea and John, Nulieta, "Panel Presenters, Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities 2020 Afrofuturism Conference" (2020). 2020-2021 Afrofuturism Syllabus - Week 1 - Interview with Dr. Julian Chambliss. 6.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/afrofuturism_syllabus_1/6