Talk & Discussion: Arlene R. Keizer ”’Emancipated, and On Tour’: Black Feminist Postmodernism in Drama, Visual Art, and Performance”

Martin Luther King Day – January 19th, 2015

At 4:40 PM ⁄ TU Dresden, W48, 004

Arlene Keizer, author of Black Subjects: Identity Formation in the Contemporary Narrative of Slavery, is professor of English and African American Studies at the University of California, Irvine. In her talk, she will discuss the problems of ironic humor in contemporary work featuring the black female body such as Suzan-Lori Parks’ play *Venus*, damali ayo’s “living flag: panhandling for reparations”, and Kara Walker’s  “A Subtlety.”

Conceptual artist damali ayo’s street performance “living flag” in new york city and portland can be watched here.

We would like to thank the U.S. Embassy for their kind support!