Online
Arcadia Library Lecture
In this virtual talk, Dr. Sarah Lewis discusses material from her forthcoming book, How Race Changed Sight in America. Learn about the intersection of visual representation, racial justice, and democracy in the United States from the nineteenth century through the present.
Speaker
Dr. Sarah Lewis is an associate professor of history of art and architecture and African and African American studies at Harvard University and the founder of Vision & Justice. Her research focuses on the intersection of visual representation, racial justice, and democracy in the United States from the nineteenth century through the present.
Her books and edited volumes include The Rise, translated into seven languages, Carrie Mae Weems, which won the 2021 Photography Network Book Prize, and “Vision & Justice” by Aperture magazine which received the 2017 Infinity Award for Critical Writing and Research from the International Center of Photography.
Things to Know
- There will be time for a Q&A at the end of the program.
- A link will be sent to registrants prior to the program from Public Programs no-reply@zoom.us.
- The program will be recorded; a link to the recording will be sent to registrants after the program.