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Symposium on Afrofuturism and Diasporic Research

Crystal Thompson

UNCG English Department | AADS Affiliate

Ph.D Student

8:30am EST

All-Day Registration Duke Energy Hall (Lobby) Check-in & Refreshments Cornelson Meeting Room (aka The Fishbowl)

9:00am EST

Opening Mixer: Collective Storying and Dreaming Teaching & Visualization Lab (4th floor)

9:45am EST

World Café: (Re)membering our Stories Duke Energy HallDr. angela gay-audre & Melissa Edwards Smith

11:00am EST

Rituals: Black Women Healing through Ancient Practices The Landing (3rd floor)Crystal Thompson • Valerie McConnell

11:45am EST

Keynote Luncheon Duke Energy HallDasan Ahanu

1:00pm EST

An Island for an Exiled: Multisensory Encounters with Cultural Estrangement and Sacred Exile Teaching & Visualization Lab (4th floor)Paula Damasceno

1:30pm EST

Threads of Memory, Tapestries of Tomorrow: Storytelling through Sankofa and Afrofuturism The Landing (3rd floor)Isabella Gyimah • Dr. Isaac Woods

2:30pm EST

Rhetorical Healing: Using Black English to Tell and Document Stories IEI 4107Sara Alexander

3:00pm EST

A MAGIC Tour of Mitchelville: Teaching Gullah-Geechee Heritage through Immersive Design IEI 4105Topher Maraffi • Iyare Oronsaye Wellness Room 4502

3:45pm EST

History of Black Social Dance: Line Dancing Duke Energy Room ARobert Epps, Jr. • Jamese Carrell Epps

4:45pm EST

Networking Reception Duke Energy Hall Room BAll