a Pietra Policy
Dialogues, New York University with Biagiotti Arte Contemporanea and the Comune
di Firenze Invite you to The first and only showing of AfroEuropa: Incontri in Europe, after its debut in 2009 in New
York, the exhibition and lecture series explores the experience of African
migrants in Europe and offers new perspectives and frames of analysis regarding
their presence in Europe.
Curatorial Round Table with Photographers
AfroEuropa: Images and Stories of Encounter
March 4, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Palazzo Strozzi, Altana meeting room, 5th Floor
The curatorial
team – Awam Amkpa, Annalisa Butticci and Madala Hilaire – will discuss the
vision behind the exhibition and the stories captured in the photographs with
contributing photographers Marco Ambrosi, Angelo Aprile, Francesco Cocco,
Matteo Danesin, Ananias Leki, Juan Medina and Aldo Sodoma.
Inauguration of the Exhibition
AfroEuropa: Incontri
March 4, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Galleria Biagiotti – Arte Contemporanea, Via delle belle donne 39r,
Florence
The exhibition, open through April 30 2010, uses photographs
and videos to depict and frame the diverse stories of African migrants making
their uncertain sojourn from Africa to Europe, as they create community and
perform multiple forms of belonging.
Additional Lecture Series Events:
A Transatlantic Dialogue on African Migration, March 17, 6:00pm, Villa la Pietra
Marcelo Suarez
Orozco and Carola Suarez Orozco of NYU and Maurizio Ambrosini of University of
Milan will discuss recent events and will reflect on African migrant experience
in Italy and the U.S.
The Political and Religious Participation of Africans in
Italy
April 12, Time tba, Palazzo Strozzi,
Altana, 5th floor
A distinguished panel of representatives of
the African Diaspora in Italy, Afro-Italian politicians and scholars will
debate the different forms of political and religious participation of Africans
in Italy, with the co-sponsorship of the Comune di Firenze
Africans in History, April 26,
6:00pm, Villa la Pietra
Professor Kate Lowe
from Queen Mary, University of London, will discuss different aspects of the
topic of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
What is La
Pietra Policy Dialogues at New York University?
La Pietra Policy Dialogues aims to make a creative
contribution to contemporary public policy debate by convening conversations
around some of the most vexing and urgent policy questions in the U.S. and
Europe. The Dialogues challenge disciplinary boundaries and conventional
thinking by bringing together a wide array of actors not commonly called upon
to reflect on policy questions, or to sit at the same table together, including
academics, politicians, business leaders, and other public intellectuals, with
the ultimate goal of building a rich and diverse network across the Atlantic.
For information and to
confirm your attendance contact:
Marija Bazzani Mihajlovic, Press Office
Villa la Pietra, New York University
Via Bolognese 120 – 50139 Florence
Tel: 055-5007-202, E-mail: lapietra.events@nyu.edu
http://www.nyu.edu/global/lapietra/policy.dialogues