Agenda (tentative draft)
Saturday, March 2
09:00 Breakfast at Torch Club
10:00 Welcoming Remarks
David Ludden, Professor of Political Economy and Globalization, Department of History, NYU.
Shobana Shankar, Associate Professor of History, Stony Brook University
Awam Amkpa, Dean of Arts and Humanities, NYUAD
10:30 Labor and Work David Ludden, Discussant
Ningyi Sun and Pascale Appora-Gnekindy – Film Screening Eat Bitter (2023)
12:00 Coffee Break
12:15 Imaginaries: Arhin Acheampong, Discussant
Che Onejoon – Mansudae Master Class (2021)
Ethiraj Gabriel Dattatreyan – Desiring Bollywood (Unreleased)
13:30 Lunch at Torch Club
15:00 Gallery Tour – Textiles across Continents, Humanities Building
15:15 Short Talk – Malika Kraamer and Pashington Obeng
16:00 – 20:00 Free time
20:00 Dinner at Torch Club (Optional – Please RSVP to nyuad.humanities.fellowships@nyu.edu
Sunday, March 3, 2024
09:00 Breakfast at Torch Club
10:00 Histories: Shobana Shankar, Discussant
Amshu Chukki – Dispatches (2022)
Mansour Sora Wade – Dakar-Bombay (2010, Uncut)
11:00 Closing Discussion
