8th Annual Line Breaks Festival
GETTING REAL IV: The First Wave
Event Details
Date
Monday, April 21, 2014
Time
6 p.m.
Location
Overture Center for the Arts, Promenade Hall
Description
LECTURE: Process, Prof. Chris Walker, Sofia Snow & featuring First Wave Scholars.
PERFORMANCE: "Cult of Black Bodies," written and performed by Erika Dickerson examines what happens when a Black girl leaves her Chicago Baptist church for college, develops a critical Black feminist consciousness, & is forced to negotiate her identities upon returning home for Christmas break. Talkback to follow facilitated by Prof. Gloria Ladson Billings.
PERFORMANCE: "Cult of Black Bodies," written and performed by Erika Dickerson examines what happens when a Black girl leaves her Chicago Baptist church for college, develops a critical Black feminist consciousness, & is forced to negotiate her identities upon returning home for Christmas break. Talkback to follow facilitated by Prof. Gloria Ladson Billings.
Cost
Free and open to the public