Black Creativity in the Arts, Sciences, Technology, and Business
Friday, June 18, 2021 | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | FREE | ZOOM
Dr. Taiwo Afolabi
Dr. June Francis
Dr. Christopher Ilori
Dr. Angela Kaida
Webster McDonald
Five academics from different departments and faculties at Simon Fraser University, the University of Regina, and the University of Kansas will join Dr. Henry Daniel for a transdisciplinary discussion on Black Creativity in the Arts, Sciences, Technology, and Business. This discussion is motivated by the recognition that there is a disturbing lack of knowledge connections between Black faculty, students, and staff across our institutions, as well as in the communities that these institutions are meant to serve. The discussion will centre on the individual participants research and its usefulness to the Black communities they are connected to – or in too many cases, not connected to. Our hope is that the event will spark new and important connections between Black researchers, students, and staff, and their extended communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Curated by Dr. Henry Daniel. Presented by the School for the Contemporary Arts.
Dr. Taiwo Afolabi
Assistant Professor in Applied Theatre and representative of the ITI/UNESCO Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts, University of Regina.
Dr. June Francis
Associate Professor of Business in the Beedie School of Business and Director of the Institute for Diaspora Engagement and Research at SFU.
Dr. Christopher Ilori
SFU’s Remote Sensing Lab alumnus, Faculty of the Environment at SFU.
Dr. Angela Kaida
Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, a global health epidemiologist, and Canada Research Chair in Global Perspectives in HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health at SFU.
Webster McDonald
PhD Candidate in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Kansas - currently Visiting Artist/Instructor for CA120, an intensive course in Jamaican Dance Progressions in the SCA.