03 Jun 2022
13:00  - 14:30

Rheinsprung 11, University of Basel, Forum eikones

Veranstalter:
Centre for African Studies

Öffentliche Veranstaltung, Gastvorlesung / Vortrag

Of Smoke and Ash: Jagger Library Memorial Exhibition

Guest Lecture by Dr. Duane Jethro and Jade Nair

On 18 April 2021, a devastating fire destroyed large parts of the Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town and with it, the African Studies Special Collection. Thousands of precious books, personal archives, manuscripts, and one of the most extensive African film collections in the world were lost.
 
Our colleagues from African Studies Julia Rensing and Sindi-Leigh McBride invited the curators Jade Nair and Dr. Duane Jethro join us to discuss how "Of Smoke and Ash: Jagger Library Memorial Exhibition" commemorates this loss, celebrates the efforts of volunteers who joined the salvage project and invites new questions for creative practices and African Studies.

This event will take place in-person, at the Forum eikones. Drinks and snacks will be provided.

Date/Time: 3 June 2022, 1-2:30pm
Venue: Rheinsprung 11, Basel

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