Agenda

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fountain

Day 1: Thursday, May 30

8:30 AM-5:00 PM: All meals, including going out to dinner. All participants. 

Location: Knafel Center, Room 105 – 10 Garden St, Cambridge, MA, 02138

8:30 AM Continental BreakfastRoom 105 
9:00 AM-9:05 AMRadcliffe Welcome by Academic Ventures & Engagement
9:05 AM-9:30 AMIntroductions, Themes, Schedule, How the Museum works

(Tom Cummins, Lisa Barbash, Anita Ekman) 
Panel 1: Visions of the Forest: Agassiz x Indigenous Cosmovisions
9:30 AM-10:30 AMIndigenous Cosmovisions of the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforests 

(Anita Ekman, Cris Takua, Carlos Papa, João Paulo Lima Barreto) 
10:30 AM-10:45 AMMid-Morning Coffee Break  
10:45 AM-11:15 AMAgassiz and the Forest (Christoph Irmscher)
11:15 AM-12:00 PMDiscussion
12:00 PM-1:00 PM Lunch RadcliffeRoom 105
WALK TO PEABODY ANNEX with snacks in bags 
Panel 2: Histories of the Forest at the Peabody 
1:15 PM-1:45PMArchaeology/Ceramic Viewing
1:45 PM-2:15 PMArchaeology (Cristiana Barreto)
WALK TO PEABODY MUSEUM
2:30 PM-3:30 PMMaterial Culture Viewing & Looking with Objects (Claudia Mattos)
3:30 PMSnacks (no break)
3:30 PM-4:00 PMForest, Slavery, and Resistance (Freg Stokes)
4:00 PM-4:30 PMAgassiz Images (Lisa Barbash)
4:30 PM-5:00 PMDiscussion
6:00 PMOffsite Dinner at Josephine’s, Cambria Hotel, 515 Somerville Ave, Somerville

Day 2: Friday, May 31

8:30 AM-3:00 PM: Radcliffe—Breakfast and Lunch. All participants. 

Location: Knafel Center, Room 105 – 10 Garden St, Cambridge, MA, 02138

8:30 AM Continental Breakfast – Room 105 
Panel 3: Representation of Afro-indigenous bodies
9:00 AM-9:30 AMPhotographic representations of Afro-indigenous bodies in 19th century Brazil (Sergio Burgi)
9:30 AM-10:00 AMPractices of Classification and Coloniality (Ana Laura Malmaceda)
10:00 AM-10:30 AMShifting our Gaze towards a Counter-colonial Perspective (Kleber Amansio)
10:30 AM-10:45 AMMid-Morning Coffee Break
10:45 AM-12:00 PMGeneral Discussion
12:00 PM-1:00 PMLunch – Room 105
1:00 PM-3:00 PMBody-Territory and the Forest.
How do we translate these concepts into an exhibition? 
3:00 PMDay 2 Ends – All participants depart campus for return travel