A Black Speculative History Course
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A Black Speculative History Course
A series of performances, monologues, and/or presentations by Black community members to share their historical specializations
This Variety Show is supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage as part of the Library Company of Philadelphia’s Beyond Glass Cases Project, hosted by Project Partner Tafari Robertson
Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Event | Free
The performer-presenters at this event will be:
Chris Arnold
Black Buttafly
Sherry Howard
Jade Walker
Ayanna Woods
In traditional historical practice, primary sources are coveted as the root of details for building out dominant historical narratives. These may show up as documents, photos, forms, charts, and data points that are then used to expand on the lived experience of the past. What of the people whose materials become these primary references? Are they not the experts of their own experiences? What is lost when institutional platforms neglect to realize the value of the community voices until they are rediscovered posthumously? What lens do these voices get filtered through when the people are not empowered to declare their own historical narratives through their own processes of documentation and preservation? These are the questions that the Black Historians’ Department is exploring as a part of the Beyond Glass Cases Project with The Library Company of Philadelphia.
Join us in a speculative future of historical education in which people with dedicated care and lived experience can become the professors from which we learn.
Beyond Glass Cases is supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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