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Please join us for the History Department’s new Documentary Film Series, a chance for students and faculty to watch and discuss documentary films together and think about the intersections of historical scholarship, art, and public history.

Our final event of the semester will be a double feature! We will be joined by Professor Stefanos Geroulanos for a screening of two classic ethnographic documentary shorts, Les Maîtres Fous (1955) and Dead Birds (1963). Join us for a discussion of the use of ethnographic film in research and teaching. We’ll provide the popcorn.

Please join us for the History Department’s new Documentary Film Series, a chance for students and faculty to watch and discuss documentary films together and think about the intersections of historical scholarship, art, and public history.

Our next film will be 1980’s The Life and Times of Rosie The Riveter by Connie Field. We will be joined by Professor Linda Gordon as we explore the cultural symbol of “Rosie The Riveter” alongside the experiences of women working in manufacturing during World War II. Juxtaposing extended oral history interviews with propaganda films created by the U.S. government, this documentary remains a model in both form and content.

The screening will take place at 3:30 on Friday, October 27th in the King Juan Carlos of Spain Center (53 Washington Square South), room 701. We’ll provide the popcorn!

Our final documentary screening of the series will take place on Friday, November 17th at 3:30pm. 

The Other Side of Wall Street

Thursday, October 19th, 2017
6:00-7:30pm

NYU Center for the Humanities
20 Cooper Square
5th Floor
New York, NY 10003

This event is free and open to the public.
REGISTER HERE

Join The NYU Center for the Humanities for a discussion about New York City history’s Black heritage.

Learn more about Kamau Ware, his work at Black Gotham Experience, his new graphic novel Other Side of Wall Street, and how these initiatives are bringing New York’s Black heritage into public consciousness. Kamau Ware will be joined by NYU professor Jennifer Morgan for a talk about the impact of the African Diaspora on the making of New York City.

Following the talk, Kamau Ware will be signing copies of his book, which will be available to purchase at the event.

This event is co-sponsored by the NYU Archives and Public History Program.