Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Brazil Initiative

Homenagem: Remembering the Life and Work of Abdias Nascimento

Friday, December 4, 2015

9:00am – 5:00pm

Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer Street.

Reception to follow.

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Political thinker, activist, educator, painter, playwright, human rights advocate, untiring warrior in the fight to end racial exclusion in Brazil and elsewhere, Abdias Nascimento (1914-2011) is a towering figure in the Africana world. Join us for a one-day event in which an international group of scholars/observers share their insights into his life, thought, and indelible contributions.

Friday, December 4, 2015

9:00-9:30am: Welcome and Opening Remarks

Anani Dzidzienyo, Brown University

9:30-10:45am: "Abdias Nascimento: Quilombismo, Pan-Africanism and Afro-Centricity"

Molefi Kete Asante, Temple University

11:00am-12:15pm:  "Diasporic Dialogues and Political Exchanges"

Moderator: Roquinaldo Ferreira, Brown University

Angela Gilliam, Evergreen State College, "Transformation of the Self in a Time of Chaos: Honoring Abdias Nascimento" 

Ollie Johnson, Wayne State University, "Abdias Nascimento and Brazilian Politics"

Vera Benedito, Universidade Paulista, "Conversations with a Pioneer"

1:45 - 3:00pm: "Enacting Afro-Brazil"

Moderator: Geri Augusto, Brown University

Carlos Alberto Medeiros, Independent Scholar and Translator, "Abdias Nascimento: The Impact of an Afro-Brazilian Leader on the Field of Race Relations in Brazil"

Zachary Morgan, University of New Mexico, "Shaping Afro-Latin America"

Cheryl Sterling, The City College of New York, "The Art and Life of Abdias Nascimento"

3:30-5:00pm: "The Ram's Horns"

Elisa Larkin Nascimento, Director of Ipeafro

5:00-5:15pm: Closing Remarks

Keisha-Khan Perry, Brown University

5:15pm: Closing Reception