Black Atlantic
New Generation Thinker Jake Subryan Richards has curated a display at the Fitzwilliam museum of objects and artworks made in West Africa, the Caribbean, South America and Europe.
In 1816, Richard Fitzwilliam donated money, literature and art to the University of Cambridge, and the museum which bears his name began. A research project led by New Generation Thinker Jake Subryan Richards has been exploring Cambridge’s role in the transatlantic slave trade and he has curated an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam. Artist and writer Jacqueline Bishop who features in this show, joins Jake and April-Louise Pennant, who has been researching the history of Penrhyn Castle in Wales. Plus, Sherry Davis discusses the rediscovery of Black professionals in East African archaeology.
Producer: Ruth Watts
Black Atlantic: Power, people, resistance runs at the Fitzwilliam until Jan 7th 2024 and a catalogue accompanies the show.
You can find more on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds from Jake Subryan Richards, who is a New Generation Thinker on the scheme run by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to showcase new academic research. These include an Essay called John Baptist Dasalu and Fighting for Freedom as part of a series by New Generation Thinkers 2021 and Free Thinking/Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts & Ideas discussions about Ships and History
https://jacquelineabishop.com/
Dr April-Louise Pennant, a sociologist based at Cardiff University, has a Leverhulme fellowship to research history and Penrhyn Castle https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/penrhyn-castle-and-garden and she will be sharing some of her discoveries as part of the Being Human Festival which features public events taking place in partnership with UK universities from November 9th - 18th https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/
Sherry Davis is founder of Rehema Cultural Arts and a 2023 winner of the Deutsch Bank Award for Creative Entrepreneurs (DBACE). Rehema Cultural Arts partner with cultural institutions to decolonise their collections relating to African history. She has curated an exhibition at the Horniman Museum in South London that explores historic images and stories of African archaeologists https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/ode-to-the-ancestors/
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms concert featuring spirituals sung by Reginald Mobley is available on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds until October 9th.
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