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Thursday, March 27

Meet and Greet with Fred Kudjo Kuwornu
We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Time:
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for Ethnic Studies Research, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence and Global Hub along with Jewish Studies Program, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Department of French and Italian, Department of Arts and Architecture, Department of Religious Studies, Early Moders Worlds, Film and Media, African Studies, Center for Africana Studies, Deitrich School of Arts and Sciences, Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic and Carnegie Mellon University
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone:
4126488517
Contact Email:
ing7@pitt.edu

Meet and Greet with filmmaker:

Fred Kudjo Kuwornu is an Afro-Italian and U.S. multi-hyphenate socially engaged artist, filmmaker and scholar based in New York. His work bridges past and present, exploring identity and race through historical remixing of archival materials. Kuwornu's films have been exhibited at the 60ᵗʰ Venice Art Biennale (2024), Museum of Moving Image (NY), Library of Congress, and international film festivals. More info: https://www.fredkuwornu.com

Light Refreshments will be served.