Podcast appearances and mentions of Deborah Willis

Littérature étrangère de Gorian Delpâture : "Girlfriend on Mars" de Deborah Willis (Rivages). Satirique, pop et acidulé, "Girlfriend on Mars" signe l'entrée en littérature d'une nouvelle voix féminine euphorisante à l'humour dévastateur, pleine d'amour pour l'humanité d'ici-bas. À travers des personnages aussi drôles qu'attachants, avec un rythme et un sens des dialogues dignes des meilleures séries, Deborah Willis dresse une satire super maligne de notre rapport modifié au réel dans une société de plus en plus fake, et pose un regard tendre sur nos fragiles éthiques individuelles. Entre quête de gloire et crise environnementale, ce roman pourrait bien être le manifeste ultramoderne d'une nouvelle génération contrainte d'adapter ses ambitions à l'ère des réseaux sociaux et de l'éco-anxiété. Merci pour votre écoute Entrez sans Frapper c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 16h à 17h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez l'ensemble des épisodes et les émission en version intégrale (avec la musique donc) de Entrez sans Frapper sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/8521 Abonnez-vous également à la partie "Bagarre dans la discothèque" en suivant ce lien: https://audmns.com/HSfAmLDEt si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Vous pourriez également apprécier ces autres podcasts issus de notre large catalogue: Le voyage du Stradivarius Feuermann : https://audmns.com/rxPHqEENoir Jaune Rouge - Belgian Crime Story : https://feeds.audiomeans.fr/feed/6e3f3e0e-6d9e-4da7-99d5-f8c0833912c5.xmlLes Petits Papiers : https://audmns.com/tHQpfAm Des rencontres inspirantes avec des artistes de tous horizons. Galaxie BD: https://audmns.com/nyJXESu Notre podcast hebdomadaire autour du 9ème art.Nom: Van Hamme, Profession: Scénariste : https://audmns.com/ZAoAJZF Notre série à propos du créateur de XII et Thorgal. Franquin par Franquin : https://audmns.com/NjMxxMg Ecoutez la voix du créateur de Gaston (et de tant d'autres...)

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/photography

Déborah Willis dévoile son premier roman, «Girlfriend on Mars». L'autrice canadienne y détaille le quotidien d'un couple séparé par leurs parcours de vie, entre quête de gloire et crise environnementale. Dans «Girlfriend on Mars», Kevin et Amber sont deux jeunes trentenaires canadiens. Ils se connaissent depuis l'enfance, sortent ensemble depuis qu'ils ont 14 ans, cultivent non pas leur jardin mais des plants de cannabis dans leur appartement, histoire de gagner quelque argent. Un jour, Amber s'inscrit à un jeu de téléréalité qui offre aux gagnants un billet pour la Planète Mars. Et c'est ainsi que le couple va se retrouver séparé : d'un côté Amber, de plus en plus à l'aise devant les caméras, de plus en plus populaire sur les réseaux sociaux, qui passe les épreuves les unes après les autres. De l'autre Kevin, avachi sur son canapé parmi ses plants de cannabis, qui regarde l'amour de sa vie sur son écran, déprime et se pose mille questions sur leur couple.Deborah Willis est l'invitée, cette année, du Festival America à Vincennes, près de Paris. Son premier roman est traduit en français par Clément Baude.Déborah Willis est l'invitée de VMDN. « Girlfriend on Mars » est paru aux éditions Rivages.

Déborah Willis dévoile son premier roman, «Girlfriend on Mars». L'autrice canadienne y détaille le quotidien d'un couple séparé par leurs parcours de vie, entre quête de gloire et crise environnementale. Dans «Girlfriend on Mars», Kevin et Amber sont deux jeunes trentenaires canadiens. Ils se connaissent depuis l'enfance, sortent ensemble depuis qu'ils ont 14 ans, cultivent non pas leur jardin mais des plants de cannabis dans leur appartement, histoire de gagner quelque argent. Un jour, Amber s'inscrit à un jeu de téléréalité qui offre aux gagnants un billet pour la Planète Mars. Et c'est ainsi que le couple va se retrouver séparé : d'un côté Amber, de plus en plus à l'aise devant les caméras, de plus en plus populaire sur les réseaux sociaux, qui passe les épreuves les unes après les autres. De l'autre Kevin, avachi sur son canapé parmi ses plants de cannabis, qui regarde l'amour de sa vie sur son écran, déprime et se pose mille questions sur leur couple.Deborah Willis est l'invitée, cette année, du Festival America à Vincennes, près de Paris. Son premier roman est traduit en français par Clément Baude.Déborah Willis est l'invitée de VMDN. « Girlfriend on Mars » est paru aux éditions Rivages.

In her new book, The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America (Harvard University Press), the historian and Harvard professor Sarah Lewis unpacks a major part of United States history that until now wasn't just brushed over, but was intentionally buried: how the ​​Caucasian War and the end of the Civil War were conflated by P.T. Barnum, former President Woodrow Wilson, and others to shape how we see race in America. Long overdue, The Unseen Truth is a watershed book about photography and visuality that calls to mind works by history-shaping authors such as James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and bell hooks. Lewis is also the founder of the Vision & Justice initiative, which strives to educate the public about the importance of art and culture for equity and justice in the U.S., and is launching a new publishing venture with Aperture this fall.On the episode, she discusses the tension between pedagogy and propaganda; the deep influence of Frederick Douglass's 1861 “Pictures and Progress” lecture on her work; how a near-death car crash altered the course of her life and The Unseen Truth; and the special ability of certain photographs to stop time.Special thanks to our Season 10 presenting sponsor, L'École, School of Jewelry Arts.Show notes:Sarah Lewis[04:01] The Unseen Truth[05:24] Woodrow Wilson[05:24] Frederick Douglass[05:24] P.T. Barnum[06:51] Toni Morrison[06:51] Angela Davis[06:51] Mathew Brady[51:14] Vision & Justice[11:35] Caucasus[14:02] Imam Shamil[17:38] Caucasian War[19:31] MFA Boston[19:31] The Metropolitan Museum[22:30] “Pictures and Progress”[28:41] “A Circassian”[28:41] “Slave Ship”[28:41] “The Gulf Stream”[35:13] Frances Benjamin Johnston[39:20] Jarvis Givens[39:20] Fugitive Pedagogy[44:05] The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search of Mastery[49:08] Montserrat[49:08] Under the Volcano[51:36] Aperture[52:26] Maurice Berger[52:26] Coreen Simpson[52:26] Doug Harris[52:26] Deborah Willis[52:26] Leigh Raiford[52:57] Hal Foster[56:01] Hank Willis Thomas[56:01] Theaster Gates[56:01] Mark Bradford[56:01] Amy Sherald[57:58] Wynton Marsalis[57:58] Charles Black, Jr.[57:58] Louis Armstrong[57:58] Brown v. Board of Education

Incipit da "La mia ragazza su Marte" di Deborah WillisLettura di Marco PalagiSinossi:Annoiata dalla solita vita, Amber – che vive con Kevin, trent'anni entrambi, insieme da quattordici, in un appartamento a Vancouver dove coltivano illegalmente marijuana – decide di iscriversi alle selezioni di un nuovo reality. Si chiama MarsNow e i due vincitori – un uomo e una donna – verranno spediti su Marte, per la prima missione umana sponsorizzata dal miliardario Geoff Task. Kevin, che è uno sfaccendato, non capisce questa improvvisa smania di Amber di voler dare un senso alla sua vita, quando, se mai dovesse andare su Marte, si tratterebbe, per loro, di non vedersi mai più: la tecnologia garantisce l'andata, ma non il ritorno sul pianeta Terra. Ma Amber è irremovibile. Le selezioni cominciano: ventiquattro concorrenti provenienti da tutto il mondo – tra cui un bell'israeliano, un'affabile canadese e un assortimento di scienziati nerd e aspiranti influencer – competono per i due posti in palio, e Amber dà il meglio di sé, sorretta da un'appassionata ambizione e un incrollabile idealismo.

Incipit da "La mia ragazza su Marte" di Deborah WillisLettura di Marco PalagiSinossi:Annoiata dalla solita vita, Amber – che vive con Kevin, trent'anni entrambi, insieme da quattordici, in un appartamento a Vancouver dove coltivano illegalmente marijuana – decide di iscriversi alle selezioni di un nuovo reality. Si chiama MarsNow e i due vincitori – un uomo e una donna – verranno spediti su Marte, per la prima missione umana sponsorizzata dal miliardario Geoff Task. Kevin, che è uno sfaccendato, non capisce questa improvvisa smania di Amber di voler dare un senso alla sua vita, quando, se mai dovesse andare su Marte, si tratterebbe, per loro, di non vedersi mai più: la tecnologia garantisce l'andata, ma non il ritorno sul pianeta Terra. Ma Amber è irremovibile. Le selezioni cominciano: ventiquattro concorrenti provenienti da tutto il mondo – tra cui un bell'israeliano, un'affabile canadese e un assortimento di scienziati nerd e aspiranti influencer – competono per i due posti in palio, e Amber dà il meglio di sé, sorretta da un'appassionata ambizione e un incrollabile idealismo.

Show notes: Hey friends! Happy New Year! We're thrilled to be back in your ears after our holiday break. Today, we're giving you a recap of what we read in December. In case you need a refresher, this means we're reviewing 5 books each that we read in the month. Here's to more reading in 2024!   Click here to join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus bookish goodies! Get our monthly overflow and new books episodes, our private Facebook group, and more. Plus, supporting us in this way just shows that you love what we do!   Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Something Bookish: [2:17] S: StoryGraph [3:22] M: The Ultimate Best Books of 2023 list from LitHub The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride   Books We Read in December: [6:53] M: Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan [9:10] S: Girlfriend on Mars by Deborah Willis [10:59] M: Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin [13:28] S: Christmas by the Book by Anne Marie Ryan [15:15] M: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam [18:24] S: Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet [21:45] M: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe [24:15] S: Reproduction by Louisa Hall [26:29] M: All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers [28:50] S: Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major   [30:42] The Rest of the Books We Read in December Want our show notes delivered right to your inbox? Join our RTL Substack so that you'll get a link for every single book we mention with no extra work. It's free! Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleyco  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

Cheeraz Gormon is a writer, storyteller, and public speaker who creates poetry, essays, photography, film, music, and advertising.As a poet, Cheeraz has opened for Dr. Cornel West, Dr. Dennis Kimbro, and MacArthur Fellow Dr. Deborah Willis and toured with HBO for The Unchained Memories Tour. She is a two-time TEDxGatewayArch presenter, and her poetry has been featured in Ebony Magazine, Huffington Post, the American Ethnologist, and featured on albums with the Midwest Avengers and world-renowned DJ and producer Osunlade. Her first poetry collection, "In The Midst of Loving," was released in 2015. In 2018, Cheeraz starred in The Black Repertory Theaters' gala production of The Gospel at Colonus as the Evangelist Antigone. She returned to the stage in May of 2022 for the revival of "Rivers of Women" by the late poet Shirley Bradley LeFlore. In June 2022, she joined the Ashleylaine Dance Company for "Unseen," their season-closing performance.In 2016, Cheeraz was selected as an apexart International Arts Fellow; in 2018, she was named St. Louis Visionary Award, Outstanding Working Artist, and in 2019, she was awarded the prestigious St. Louis Regional Arts Commission Artist Fellow in literary arts.In tandem with her work as an artist, Cheeraz is a community health worker and works with local organizations to provide spiritual and social care to people impacted by violent crime. Following the tragic loss of her brother, John Gormon, Jr., Cheeraz founded Sibling Support Network, an organization dedicated to assisting people who have lost siblings to violent crime. For this work, she was featured in TIME Magazine's 2018 "Guns in America" issue.Most recently, she was a part of the ensemble cast of the sold-out stage performances of The Color Purple with the Hawthorne Players and performed before a packed audience at the Saint Louis Art Museum as part of The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century exhibition inside of multimedia artist Gary Simmons, Garage Lab installation. As a self-professed ad geek, she still finds time to consult and freelance as a creative director, mentorship advocate, and advisor in the advertising industry. 

Writer's Block: Deborah Willis, and MJ Pankey This episode features interviews with Deborah Willis and MJ Pankey.

In this episode, Lisa chats with fictional author Deborah Willis whose first novel is set to release on June 13th. Deborah and Lisa talk parenting, juggling responsibilities when both parents are freelance artists, Deborah's journey to writing her first novel and how aging has changed Deborah's writing voice. Deborah is sweet and kind and it was delight to have her on the podcast.Links:Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguezFollow Deborah Willis on Instagram at @deborah.m.willisDeborah's website http://www.deborahwillis.ca/Pre-Order Girlfriend on Mars via Amazon or via your favorite independent bookstoreMusic by  @jeff.roiSupport the Show:Help fund the show by following the link when you click on the heart below to "Buy me a Coffee".Thank you to Riverside.fm for making these remote interviews so easy to record. Check them out at this link.Support the showShow transcript available on the show website.

Texas based photographer and artist Letitia Huckaby joins me today to talk about her multimedia artwork that combines both photography and textiles to depict family narratives and African American history.   Letitia Huckaby has a degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma, a BFA from the Art Institute of Boston in photography and her Master's degree from the University of North Texas in Denton. Huckaby has exhibited as an emerging artist at Phillips New York, the Tyler Museum of Art, The Studio School of Harlem, Renaissance Fine Art in Harlem curated by Deborah Willis, PhD, The McKenna Museum in New Orleans, the Camden Palace Hotel in Cork City, Ireland, and the Texas Biennial at Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum. Her work is included in several prestigious collections; the Library of Congress, the McNay Art Museum, the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, the Brandywine Workshop in Philadelphia, and the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Huckaby was a featured artist in MAP2020: The Further We Roll, The More We Gain at the Amon Carter Museum and State of the Art 2020 at Crystal Bridges Museum. Ms. Huckaby was a Fall 2020 Art Pace Artist in Residence and is represented by the Talley Dunn Gallery in Dallas. Ms. Huckaby is the Co-Founder of Kinfolk House, a collaborative project space that inhabits a 100-year-old historic home, where community and art converge in the predominantly Black and Latina/e/o neighborhood of Polytechnic in Fort Worth, Texas and she is Texas Artist of the Year 2022.   “This project documents two residential blocks. One block is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Haskell Place in a neighborhood adjoining historic Greenwood. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre desecrated the Greenwood neighborhood—one of the most prosperous African American communities in the early 20th century. The other residential block is located on St. Charles Street in the town of Greenwood, Mississippi—the namesake of the district in Tulsa and the birthplace of my father. For this project I traveled to both locations, documented these city blocks, and framed them together as a way to visually tie the two locations together. The images are printed onto cotton fabric and framed in embroidery hoops hinged together, to speak to the bifold frames people displayed of loved ones in their homes. At its most basic level, this project is about home and connectedness. The work speaks to the desire for a people to build a home of their own, the struggles that hinder the “American Dream” for far too many of its citizens, and a present nostalgia (living in a state that is linked heavily to the past).”     LINKS:  www.huckabystudios.com Instagram: @Huckabystudios https://talleydunn.com/project/letitia-huckaby/   Sponsors: https://www.artworkarchive.com/ilikeyourwork https://www.sunlighttax.com/ilyw   Artist Shoutout:  Lauren Cross https://www.laurenecross.com Dornith Doherty https://www.dornithdoherty.com   I Like Your Work Links: Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

Photography and the Civil War crashed into one another, making it affordable for soldiers to have their picture taken before going off to war. What Black soldiers communicated in these images was a desire not just for freedom, but for citizenship. But they didn't always control how their photographs were used. Drs. Deborah Willis and Rhea Combs talk with Kim about the photographs taken of - and for - Civil War Soldiers. Because it turns out there's a big difference. See the portraits we discuss: Harper's Weekly special edition Gordon after his escape Peter with scarred back Tintype of soldier Soldier with painted backdrop

What is authentic allyship? We discuss performative allyship, the white-savior complex, and ways we can think more creatively about deconstructing systemic racism and building community with Professor Angela Dillard, '92, PHD '95, and Dr. Deborah Willis, '93, PHD '07. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

She is a MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow, and University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. In 2014 Willis received the NAACP Image Award for her co-authored book Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery (with Barbara Krauthamer) and in 2015 for the documentary Through a Lens Darkly, inspired by her book Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present. Willis is a creative hero of mine - not only for her own photography, but for her wide contributions to photo education, discourse and the cultural framing of photo history and visual literacy. We get to the heart of Willis' work, inspirations, and the importance of capturing, retelling and representing the legacies of Black joy through photographic evidence and storytelling. 

Deborah Willis, author of "The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship"

Deborah Willis, author of "The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship"

Deborah Willis, author of "The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship"

Deborah Willis, author of "The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship"

Deborah Willis, author of The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship

Today's episode is with conceptual artist, Hank Willis Thomas. Hailing from the mean streets of Plainfield, NJ… That's a joke, by the way,. Hank's body of work  explores themes related to perspective, identity, commodity, media, and popular culture, Hank is one of the most celebrated artists of his generation.   The son of musician and physicist Hank Thomas, and artist, photographer, historian, curator and educator, Deborah Willis, one could say that art runs though Hanks's veins.  Growing up amongst the stacks of Harlem's Schomburg Library, where his mother served as curator of photographs and as exhibition coordinator, his exposure to the power of images began at an early age.  He went on to study photography and Africana Studies at New York University and later received his masters of fine arts in Photography at California College of the Arts, but it was the blunt force of family tragedy that spurred a turning point in his career; all of a sudden, the photographic frame could no longer contain everything he wanted to say. The execution-style murder of his cousin and best friend, Songha Willis while visiting family over the holidays ripped the Willis family apart, and an image he took of his grieving family, became one of his signature works,  titled “Priceless”. Mimicking the popular MasterCard ads of the era, it crystallizes Hank's artistic lens, the combined effects of consumerism, capitalism, advertising, and their impact on Black life in America.  His work has been exhibited the world over, and is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim, The Whitney Museum, Brooklyn Museum… you get the idea. He's a recipient of the Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship and The Guggenheim Fellowship, amongst others, and holds honorary doctorates from the Maryland Institute of Art, and the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. In today's episode, we discuss the power images hold, the importance of family and especially grandmothers, the illusion of separation, and the invention of race in United States.  This is one of those episodes you'll want to listen to again and again, and if you find this content valuable, be sure to leave us a review over on Apple Podcasts and shout us out over on Instagram at @blackimagination, we love love love to hear from you.  Now, get ready for this powerful tête-à-tête, with the artistic genius of Hank Willis Thomas. Follow Hank on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hankwillisthomas (@hankwillisthomas) Hank's Website: https://www.hankwillisthomas.com (www.hankwillisthomas.com)

Deborah Willis is an artist, curator, and a professor at New York University. Her most recent book is The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship.

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/photography

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Photography emerged in the 1840s in the United States, and it became a visual medium that documents the harsh realities of enslavement. Similarly, the photography culture grew during the Civil War, and it became an important material that archived this unprecedented war. Deborah Willis's The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (New York University Press, 2021) contains rarely seen letters and diary notes from Black men and women and photographs of Black soldiers who fought and died in this war. These ninety-nine images reshape African American narratives. The Black Civil War Soldier offers an opportunity to experience the war through their perspectives. N'Kosi Oates is a Ph.D. candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University. Find him on Twitter at NKosiOates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

In the first of our Alum Spotlights on Second Nature, we speak with University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Dr. Deborah Willis. Dr. Willis graduated from the Cultural Studies program in 2000 and ever since, she's been a trailblazer in the arts, focusing her work on Black iconography, photographers, and issues with the archive. Dr. Willis released The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship this year through New York University Press. In this interview, we discuss Dr. Willis' body of work at-large as well as lessons she gained from being in the program.

In the first of our Alum Spotlights on Second Nature, we speak with University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Dr. Deborah Willis. Dr. Willis graduated from the Cultural Studies program in 2000 and ever since, she's been a trailblazer in the arts, focusing her work on Black iconography, photographers, and issues with the archive. Dr. Willis released The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship this year through New York University Press. In this interview, we discuss Dr. Willis' body of work at-large as well as lessons she gained from being in the program.

I continue the conversation on breaking barriers with my guest Sonja Favors, an engineer and entrepreneur. Sonja talks about being true to who she is in spaces that don't always applaud her individuality. A Sonja quotable "Get to know who you are so you never show up anywhere as a representative. That You love your true self so much that you walk in your truth so that other people want to get to know you because of that truth". mypathhaspurpose.com Books about  Juneteenth: for children: 1. Juneteenth Jamboree- by Carole Boston Weatherford 2. Juneteenth -A Celebration of Freedom - by Charles A. Taylor for adults: 1. On Juneteenth - by Annette Gordon-Reed 2. Envisioning Emancipation-Black Americans and the end of slavery- by Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer          (not specifically on Juneteenth but a picture of the true nature of what gaining freedom meant) To connect with Sonja and Pumps, Pearls, Purpose pumpspearlspurpose@gmail.com

Artists Cherise Morris and Holly Bass discuss the restorative, transformative journey of creating contemporary work that draws from the past and reaches all generations. Find links to key materials discussed below and check out win.gs/subjectmatters for the transcript. Deborah Willis Ọmọlará Williams McCallister Root Work by Holly Bass Jasmine Hearn Visions of the Evolution by Cherise Morris

In today's episode, Christy Billings speaks with Liz Hibino, Kristy Fuller and Erin Livensparger of the Portland CT Social Justice Coalition. Learn more about the importance of Juneteenth and how you can celebrate locally this year! Organizations Worth Mentioningartistsforworldpeace.orgctbailfund.orgblacklivesmatter.comwww.ceio.orgsistersattheshore.orgBook & Podcast RecommendationsThe Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 by Tim MadiganPod Save the People- crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-peopleEnvisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery by Deborah Willis & Barbara KrauthamerJuneteenth for Mazie by Floyd CooperThis podcast uses music by Ashutosh, under a creative commons license:Time by ASHUTOSH | https://soundcloud.com/grandaktMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Part 2 of our interview with Helen Collen, Kerika Fields, & Sancha McBurnie Helen L. Collen is a Photographer, theatrical/film costume designer, seamstress and wardrobe supervisor of 24 years. She is also a painter, crochet artist and writer (including poetry and songwriting). Find out more about Helen on Tales From The Pit Episode 22 & 23. Kerika Fields Nalty is a Brooklyn-based writer and photographer whose work has been published and exhibited widely. Her articles have appeared in various print and online publications including Essence, The Source and Bust.com, Curlynikki.com, Essence, MsXfacor.com and Soulhead.com. She is the author of the author of “He’s Gone…You’re Back! The Right Way to Get Over Mr. Wrong” (Kensington Publishing, 2009). Her images appear in the Deborah Willis photography book, “BLACK: A Celebration of a Culture” (Hylas Publishing, 2008), “I GOT YOUR BACK: A Father and Son Keep It Real About Love, Fatherhood, Family, and Friendship” by Eddie Levert, Sr. and Gerald Levert with Lyah Beth LeFlore (Harlem Moon, 2007), “Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard, and Beyond” by Phil Collen and Chris Epting (Simon & Schuster, 2015) and in the compilation book “Mfon: 100 Women Photographers of the African Diaspora” (2018). Her photographs have been exhibited at The African American Museum of Philadelphia, The Brooklyn Historical Society, The Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn Moon Café, Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn, Five Myles Gallery in Brooklyn, 40 Acres Art Gallery in SanFrancisco, The McKenna Museum in New Orleans, and the RUSH Arts Gallery and Leica Gallery in Manhattan. She is currently working on a photo essay book called "Flash and Circumstance: How I Got That Shot" and can be found on Instagram @flashandcircumstance and online at withyourbadself.com Sancha McBurnie is a photographer and fine artist based in Virginia. While attending Morgan State University in Baltimore, where she earned a B.A. in Fine Art/Graphic Design, she began frequenting open mic events and discovered her love for photography by capturing artists on stage. From there, she began photographing local events and festivals such as AFRAM and Artscape. Eventually, she moved on to even larger stages, with a wide community of poets and musicians. Since then, her passion for music and art has expanded her work to include the global dance community where she worked with Step X Step Dance; covering events such as the (now televised) World of Dance competition, Hip Hop International, RedBull BC One, UDEF, and Juste Debout among many others. In addition to being published in several magazines, websites, blogs, and books, her work has also been featured in museums and public forums for its social commentary. She has worked on similar projects for the Black Girls Rock! organization, as well as for the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Sancha continues to create work that celebrates human expression both inside and outside of the Black community. Find Helen Collen: www.helencollenphotography.com Find Kerika Fields: www.withyourbadself.com Find Sancha Mcburnie: www.sanchamphoto.com Send your Concert Questions to NHCONCERTPHOTOGS@GMAIL.COM www.TalesFromThePit.net Def Leppard

Deborah Willis, Ph.D., is the author of Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present; Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present; and Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs, among other books. University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, she is the recipient of MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships. In addition to exhibiting her work all over America, Willis has curated numerous photography exhibitions, served as a museum consultant, and has appeared in and consulted on several media projects. In her new book, Willis offers a far–ranging but intimate photographic essay about Black experiences in the U.S. Civil War. Books available through the Joseph Fox Bookshop (recorded 3/30/2021)

Aaron Turner: Black Alchemy, Backwards/ForwardsJanuary 25 – March 4, 2021Kathleen O. Ellis GalleryLight Work will exhibit more than 20 works by Arkansas–based photographer Aaron Turner in its first main gallery show of 2021. Aaron Turner: Black Alchemy, Backwards/Forwards will be on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery. In the solitude of the studio, the artist is never alone. Quite the contrary for Aaron Turner. Sidney Poitier, Martin Luther King, Marvin Gay, Frederick Douglas and others all move up and through the layers of cut paper and projections. The artist handles, arranges, touches both objects and beloved figures, seeking, listening, directing, and responding. Some of these juxtapositions seem random, fluid, almost falling through space, but this is precisely the process Turner invites us to witness.Aaron Turner’s Arkansas delta community and family taught him to know and understand African American history, honor its heroes, and respect his elders. The simple and profound gift of this upbringing has allowed him to pursue the role of Black artist and activist in our culture with unapologetic, single-minded intensity. Turner is in many ways acknowledging, standing on, and building from this foundation in his work. With deep affinity for the formal qualities of black-and-white photography, Aaron Turner uses his large format camera and the alchemical darkroom process to move back and forth between abstraction, still life, collage, and appropriated archival images to literally take apart and then reconstruct his photographic images. The color black itself has a presence in this work—infinite, elegant, unknowable. Turner is also a painter; his use of large swaths of black is both a metaphor for race and related to abstraction and its emphasis on process, materials, and color itself as subject.—Besides his studio practice, Aaron Turner is a teacher, curator, writer, founder of the Center for Photographers of Color (CPoC) at the University of Arkansas, and host of the CPoC podcast. Active in the photo and contemporary art community, he often uses these platforms to discuss his primary muses: other Black artists and activists. Bring a pen and notebook, because Turner is a name dropper in the best sense and you will want to look up these painters, sculptors, photographers, athletes, and activists whom he reveres, some hallowed and some obscure (for now). His generosity reminds us of artists like Deborah Willis, Carrie Mae Weems, and Zanele Muholi, who all—understanding art and power—have made it their business to bring a community of artists along with them through the doorway and into the spotlight. He too arrives en masse: perhaps his greatest tribute to his elders in the Arkansas delta.aaronturner.studio—Special thanks to Daylight Blue Mediadaylightblue.comLight Worklightwork.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Photography professor Deborah Willis speaks with Kidada about the power of photography during the Civil War era, and the stories images can reveal to us about the lives Black people led and wanted future generations to understand. Support the show: https://www.pledgecart.org/pledgeCart3/?campaign=9D88F97A-621A-46C0-98FA-3BC3199AE799&source=#/home See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deborah Willis joins us to discuss her latest work, "The Black Civil War Soldier", in which she retells the stories of soldiers. Hank Willis Thomas also joins us to capture us with his works of art.

Part 1 of our interview with Helen Collen, Kerika Fields, & Sancha McBurnie Helen L. Collen is a Photographer, theatrical/film costume designer, seamstress and wardrobe supervisor of 24 years. She is also a painter, crochet artist and writer (including poetry and songwriting). Find out more about Helen on Tales From The Pit Episode 22 & 23. Kerika Fields Nalty is a Brooklyn-based writer and photographer whose work has been published and exhibited widely. Her articles have appeared in various print and online publications including Essence, The Source and Bust.com, Curlynikki.com, Essence, MsXfacor.com and Soulhead.com. She is the author of the author of “He’s Gone…You’re Back! The Right Way to Get Over Mr. Wrong” (Kensington Publishing, 2009). Her images appear in the Deborah Willis photography book, “BLACK: A Celebration of a Culture” (Hylas Publishing, 2008), “I GOT YOUR BACK: A Father and Son Keep It Real About Love, Fatherhood, Family, and Friendship” by Eddie Levert, Sr. and Gerald Levert with Lyah Beth LeFlore (Harlem Moon, 2007), “Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard, and Beyond” by Phil Collen and Chris Epting (Simon & Schuster, 2015) and in the compilation book “Mfon: 100 Women Photographers of the African Diaspora” (2018). Her photographs have been exhibited at The African American Museum of Philadelphia, The Brooklyn Historical Society, The Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn Moon Café, Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn, Five Myles Gallery in Brooklyn, 40 Acres Art Gallery in SanFrancisco, The McKenna Museum in New Orleans, and the RUSH Arts Gallery and Leica Gallery in Manhattan. She is currently working on a photo essay book called "Flash and Circumstance: How I Got That Shot" and can be found on Instagram @flashandcircumstance and online at withyourbadself.com Sancha McBurnie is a photographer and fine artist based in Virginia. While attending Morgan State University in Baltimore, where she earned a B.A. in Fine Art/Graphic Design, she began frequenting open mic events and discovered her love for photography by capturing artists on stage. From there, she began photographing local events and festivals such as AFRAM and Artscape. Eventually, she moved on to even larger stages, with a wide community of poets and musicians. Since then, her passion for music and art has expanded her work to include the global dance community where she worked with Step X Step Dance; covering events such as the (now televised) World of Dance competition, Hip Hop International, RedBull BC One, UDEF, and Juste Debout among many others. In addition to being published in several magazines, websites, blogs, and books, her work has also been featured in museums and public forums for its social commentary. She has worked on similar projects for the Black Girls Rock! organization, as well as for the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Sancha continues to create work that celebrates human expression both inside and outside of the Black community. Find Helen Collen: www.helencollenphotography.com Find Kerika Fields: www.withyourbadself.com Find Sancha Mcburnie: www.sanchamphoto.com Send your Concert Questions to NHCONCERTPHOTOGS@GMAIL.COM www.TalesFromThePit.net

Episode No. 484 features historian Deborah Willis and artist Leidy Churchman. Willis is the author of "The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship," which was just published by New York University Press. The book joins 99 photographs of Black Civil War soldiers and Black men and women who served within military regiments with primary source materials such as letters in an effort to provide a fuller picture of how Black men and women fought the war. Indiebound and Amazon offer the book for about $35. Willis is University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts and Department of Social & Cultural Analysis at New York University. She has written or contributed to at least 28 books, has won two NAACP Image Awards and a MacArthur 'genius' fellowship. Just this week the College Art Association awarded her its 2021 Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing on Art.  On the second segment, Leidy Churchman discusses their work on the occasion of "FOCUS: Leidy Churchman" at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The show was curated by Alison Hearst and will be on view through March 21. Churchman's paintings address a seemingly endless array of subjects, and in so doing take on the infinite abundance of images in modern society. The Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College has hosted a survey of Churchman's work; they have been included in group shows at museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the New Museum and MoMA PS1 in New York.

EP 16 DuEwa interviews DaMaris B. Hill, Ph.D. about her latest book A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing.  DaMaris also discusses her writing life and women who've influenced her work. Visit www.damarishill.com for more information on DaMaris' book. Also follow her on all social media platforms. Listen to this episode on Anchor FM, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Radio Public, Spotify and others.  FOLLOW the podcast on Twitter @nerdacitypod1.   SUBSCRIBE to see podcast videos at YouTube.com/duewaworld SUPPORT future episodes of the podcast at anchor.fm/duewafrazier/support or PayPal.me/duewaworld BIO  DaMaris B. Hill, PhD is the author of A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing, The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrage and Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the American Heartland, Vi-zə-bəl   Teks-chərs(Visible Textures).Similar to her creative process, Hill's scholarly research is interdisciplinary. Hill is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Kentucky. Hill has a keen interest in the work of Toni Morrison and theories regarding ‘rememory' as a philosophy and aesthetic practice.  She is inspired by the anxieties of our contemporary existence that are further complicated by fears that some linear narratives of history fail to be inclusive, stating “I belong to a generation of people who do not fear death, but are afraid that we may be forgotten.” In addition to working or taking workshops with writers such as Lucille Clifton, Nikky Finney, Natasha Trethewey, Deborah Willis, and Monifa Love-Asante [and others], Hill sought to strengthen her writing with a terminal degree in English and another in Women and Gender Studies. Her development as a writer has also been enhanced by the institutional support of theThe MacDowell Colony, Key West Literary Seminar/Writers Workshops, Callaloo Literary Writers Workshop, Eckerd College Writers' Conference: Writers in Paradise, Project on the History of Black Writing, Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in Vermont, Bread Loaf Writer's Conference in Sicily, The Furious Flower Poetry Center, The Urban Bush Women, The Watering Hole Poetryand others. Her work has appeared in  African American Review, ESPNw, Sou'Wester,   Sleet Magazine, American Studies Journal, Meridians, Shadowbox, Tidal Basin Review, Reverie, Tongues of the Ocean,  Women in Judaism and numerous anthologies. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/duewafrazier/support

Episode No. 469 features artist Alia Ali and historian Molly Rogers. The New Orleans Museum of Art is exhibiting "Alia Ali: FLUX" through November 15.  The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College is showing Alia Ali's work in a "projects series" exhibition. The Benton is closed to the public as a result of the pandemic. The Benton will offer four bodies of Ali's work, three at the museum and one which is will soon be streaming on the Benton's website. Along with Ilisa Barbash and Deborah Willis, Rogers is the editor of "To Make Their Own Way in the World: The Enduring Legacy of the Zealy Daguerreotypes." The book, which was co-published by Aperture and Peabody Museum Press, provides a broad historical and artistic consideration of fifteen daguerreotypes of two enslaved women and five enslaved men acquired by Harvard professor Louis Agassiz in support of his notion that Black men and women were inferior to whites.

Hank Willis Thomas is a busy man. The 44-year-old photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, and writer was already a force within the rarefied world of visual art before he decided to embrace politics on a large scale. But during the landmark presidential race of 2016, Thomas and fellow artist Eric Gottesman co-founded an "anti-partisan" political action committee called For Freedoms to empower artists to channel their creative energy into civic engagement. Along with facilitating major public artworks such as murals and artist-designed billboards, For Freedoms has since grown into a larger nonprofit organization that has held townhall meetings, organized voter-registration drives, and even assembled its own multi-day national Congress in Los Angeles. Not bad for a side hustle. The son of renowned art historian and photographer Deborah Willis, Thomas first rose to prominence for his early photography, which used the visual language of advertising to address systemic injustices such as the exploitation of professional athletes, the scourge of mass incarceration, and the original sin of American slavery. Years before the latest wave of activists began toppling statues of Christopher Columbus, Robert E. Lee, and other problematic figures in US history, Thomas also began questioning the validity of such monuments with his own large-scale sculptures, often creating alternatives to honor the individuals whose sacrifices have been overlooked by mainstream historical narratives. Thomas once said that his personal experiences prompted him to create art that could "change the world in a more intentional way," and now more than ever, he is doing just that. Through July 16, he and his Los Angeles gallery, Kayne Griffin Corcoran, are teaming with Artnet Auctions to present "Bid for Peace," a single-lot sale of Thomas's striking sculpture Peace (2019). All proceeds from the auction including the buyer's premium will be donated to G.L.I.T.S, Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society, a non-profit organization that protects the rights of transgender sex workers. A few days before the opening of "Bid for Peace," Thomas joined Andrew Goldstein on the Art Angle to discuss the evolution of his studio practice, artists' importance to bringing about civic transformation, and whether you might someday see his own name on a ballot near you.

Hank Willis Thomas is a busy man. The 44-year-old photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, and writer was already a force within the rarefied world of visual art before he decided to embrace politics on a large scale. But during the landmark presidential race of 2016, Thomas and fellow artist Eric Gottesman co-founded an "anti-partisan" political action committee called For Freedoms to empower artists to channel their creative energy into civic engagement. Along with facilitating major public artworks such as murals and artist-designed billboards, For Freedoms has since grown into a larger nonprofit organization that has held townhall meetings, organized voter-registration drives, and even assembled its own multi-day national Congress in Los Angeles. Not bad for a side hustle. The son of renowned art historian and photographer Deborah Willis, Thomas first rose to prominence for his early photography, which used the visual language of advertising to address systemic injustices such as the exploitation of professional athletes, the scourge of mass incarceration, and the original sin of American slavery. Years before the latest wave of activists began toppling statues of Christopher Columbus, Robert E. Lee, and other problematic figures in US history, Thomas also began questioning the validity of such monuments with his own large-scale sculptures, often creating alternatives to honor the individuals whose sacrifices have been overlooked by mainstream historical narratives. Thomas once said that his personal experiences prompted him to create art that could "change the world in a more intentional way," and now more than ever, he is doing just that. Through July 16, he and his Los Angeles gallery, Kayne Griffin Corcoran, are teaming with Artnet Auctions to present "Bid for Peace," a single-lot sale of Thomas's striking sculpture Peace (2019). All proceeds from the auction including the buyer's premium will be donated to G.L.I.T.S, Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society, a non-profit organization that protects the rights of transgender sex workers. A few days before the opening of "Bid for Peace," Thomas joined Andrew Goldstein on the Art Angle to discuss the evolution of his studio practice, artists' importance to bringing about civic transformation, and whether you might someday see his own name on a ballot near you.

Joy talks to Jasmine about her thoughts on NYU exhibit Deborah Willis: the Closet as Archive curated by Kalia Brooks. More information on the exhibition: https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/events/deborah-willis--the-closet-as-archive Find us: Website: www.unravelpodcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/unravelpodcast PayPal: www.paypal.me/unravelpodcast Instagram: @unravelpodcast Twitter: @unravelpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/unravelpodcast/ Pinterest: Unravel: A Fashion Podcast www.pinterest.com/afashionpodcast/ Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/unravel-podcast Waller Gallery Website www.wallergallery.com/ Waller Gallery Instagram: @wallergallery Jasmine's Nicaragua Instagram: @recuerdosdenicaragua

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Gerald Cyrus was born in 1957 in Los Angeles, CA and began photographing there in 1984. In 1990 he moved to New York City and obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in 1992.  While at SVA, he also interned at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture under the supervision of Deborah Willis. During his time in New York, Cyrus photographed regularly on the streets of Manhattan, Harlem and Brooklyn, and in 1994, he started frequenting the nightclubs in Harlem and photographed the vibrant music scene in that historic neighborhood for over six years. The resulting body of work, entitled “Stormy Monday”, was published as a book in 2008. In 2000, Cyrus moved to Philadelphia, PA and began photographing in that city as well as the nearby city of Camden, NJ.  He has also photographed extensively in Bahia, Brazil where he was a fellow at the Sacatar Foundation and in New Orleans, LA (before and after Hurricane Katrina) where he has family history. Cyrus currently lives in Philadelphia and teaches part-time at Haverford College. He is also a member of the Kamoinge, Inc. photographers’ collective.   Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

What difference does it make when some people are left out of the picture? When police don't keep data on queer women, for instance - or when the culture looks all white. Activist attorney Andrea Ritchie returns with her book, Invisible No More and Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas - 2 generations of picture makers talk about mothers, sons and radical art. Thanks to TED Women for their collaboration on this report.  Plus V20 call to action “My Revolution Lives In This Body” by Eve Ensler ft. Rosario Dawson from a film short directed by Deborah Anderson. Why not become a LFShow member https://Patreon.com/theLFShow

An art school professor once told Deborah Willis that she, as a woman, was taking a place from a good man -- but the storied photographer says she instead made a space for a good man, her son Hank Willis Thomas. In this moving talk, the mother and son artists describe how they draw from one another in their work, how their art challenges mainstream narratives about black life and black joy, and how, ultimately, everything comes down to love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Um professor da faculdade de artes disse a Deborah Willis que ela, por ser mulher, estava tomando o lugar de um homem bom na universidade. Contudo, a famosa fotógrafa diz que na realidade ela abriu um espaço para um homem bom: seu filho, Hank Willis Thomas. Nesta palestra emocionante, mãe e filho, ambos artistas, descrevem como eles se inspiram um no outro em seus trabalhos, como sua arte desafia as narrativas convencionais sobre a vida e a alegria afro-americanas e como, no fim das contas, tudo se resume ao amor.

En una ocasión un profesor de una escuela de arte le dijo a Deborah Willis que ella, como mujer, estaba ocupando el lugar de un buen hombre, pero la legendaria fotógrafa dice que en vez de irse, hizo un espacio para educar a un buen hombre, a su hijo Hank Willis Thomas. En esta emotiva charla, los artistas, madre e hijo, describen cómo dibujan en su trabajo, cómo su arte desafía las narrativas dominantes sobre la vida negra y la alegría negra, y cómo, finalmente, todo se reduce a amor.

Un professeur d'art a un jour dit à Deborah Willis qu'en tant que femme, elle prenait la place d'un honnête homme — mais la légendaire photographe rétorque qu'à la place, elle a créé un espace pour un honnête homme, son fils Hank Willis Thomas. Dans cette conversation émouvante, mère et fils, tous deux artistes, décrivent comment ils s'inspirent l'un de l'autre dans leur travail, comment leur art défie le discours prévalent à propos de la vie et de la joie dans la communauté noire et comment, en fin de compte, tout se résume à l'amour.

어느날 한 예술학교 교수가 데보라 윌리스에게 그녀가, 여자로써, 남자의 자리를 차지하고 있다고 말했습니다. 하지만 유명한 사진작가는 그녀가 대신 남자를 위한, 그녀의 아들 행크 윌리스 토마스를 위한 자리를 만들었다고 말했죠. 이어지는 얘기에서, 엄마와 아들 예술가는 어떻게 그들의 작품에서 또 다른 하나를 끌어 낼 수 있을지, 예술이 흑인의 삶과 흑인의 기쁨에 대한 주류 서사에 어떻게 도전하고, 어떻게, 궁극적으로, 모든것이 사랑이 되는지 말합니다.

A short bonus episode! Jen and Dina wished they'd had more time with Deborah Willis, but we all still had a fun time and great a conversation about Deborah's amazing new short story collection, The Dark and Other Love Stories, hypochondria, Riverdale, and quite a bit of gross body stuff. HOT TIP: This episode was recorded in February! A real blast from the near past. 

Justin Allen Rin Johnson Diamond Stingily Deborah Willis Reading Documentation Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Artists Space Books & Talks 55 Walker Street http://artistsspace.org/materials/allen-johnson-stingily-willis

Deborah Willis was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. Her first book, Vanishing and Other Stories, was named one of the the Globe and Mail's Best Books of 2009, and was nominated for the Governor General's Award. Her latest book is The Dark and Other Love Stories. She was a bookseller at Munro's Books in Victoria, BC, a writer-in-residence at Joy Kogawa House in Vancouver, BC, and the 2012-2013 Calgary Distinguished Writers Program writer-in-residence at the University of Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First Draft interview with Deborah Willis author of The Dark and Other Love Stories.

Carol Jenkins discusses the extreme importance of documenting African American history in photography with Dr. Deborah Willis, author of over 30 books on photography and chair of New York University's Department of Photography and Imaging.

"Dr. Deborah Willis, NYU Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging will discuss her book "Reflections in Black "and the film she co-produced "THROUGH A LENS DARKLY" with The Gist of Freedom host, Roy Paul! www.BlackHistoryBlog.com “Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People” a history of African-American photography is inspired by the book “Reflections in Black” , authored by Deborah Willis. It is a groundbreaking and thorough excavation of a vital and neglected photographic tradition Deborah Willis, Ph.D, is University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and has an affiliated appointment with the College of Arts and Sciences, Africana Studies.  She has pursued a dual professional career as an art photographer and as one of the nation's leading historians of African American photography and curator of African American culture. Professor Willis has just received the honored educator award at the Society for Photographic Education. More info: http://debwillisphoto.com/   Click Here for a full schedule of special events during THROUGH A LENS DARKLY

Inspired by Deborah Willis' book, Reflections in Black, THROUGH A LENS DARKLY (Willis is also a co-producer) casts a broad net that begins with filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris's family album. It considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film embraces both historical material (African-Americans who were slaves, who fought in the Civil War, were victims of lynchings, or were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement) and contemporary images made by such luminaries as Roy DeCarava, Gordon Parks, and Carrie Mae Weems. The film is a cornucopia of Americana that reveals deeply disturbing truths about the history of race relations while expressing joyous, life-affirming sentiments about the ability of artists and amateurs alike to assert their identity through the photographic lens. Note: The Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow is an interactive project that ties-in with the film. For more details, go to www.1World1Family.me. USA • 2014 • 92 MINS. • First Run Features

Join The Gist of Freedom tonight as we welcome filmmaker, Thomas Allen Harris.  Inspired by Deborah Willis’ book, Reflections in Black, THROUGH A LENS DARKLY (Willis is also a co-producer) casts a broad net that begins with filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris’s family album. It considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film embraces both historical material (African-Americans who were slaves, who fought in the Civil War, were victims of lynchings, or were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement) and contemporary images made by such luminaries as Roy DeCarava, Gordon Parks, and Carrie Mae Weems. The film is a cornucopia of Americana that reveals deeply disturbing truths about the history of race relations while expressing joyous, life-affirming sentiments about the ability of artists and amateurs alike to assert their identity through the photographic lens. Note: The Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow is an interactive project that ties-in with the film. For more details, go to www.1World1Family.me.

Deborah Willis, Tisch School of the Arts, New York UniversityCivil War @ 150: Is There Anything More to See?CUNY Graduate CenterNovember 3, 2011In this seventeen minute talk, Professor Willis discusses how as Civil War photographs were widely circulated, they became a story telling moment for those who posed. Looking at numerous images, she contemplates the “standard of pose” and what may have happened in front of the camera as well as the ways that these photos document the jobs, lives, aspirations, and beliefs of the soldiers. This talk was part of the public seminar: Is There Anything More to See?