The 26th Annual Helen Clark Berlind Symposium
Held in conjunction with the 106th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Carceral States
The Berlind Symposium was established on the occasion of the Maier Museum of Art’s 80th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, by friends and family of Helen Clark Berlind ’58 to honor her memory. The event has expanded the educational impact of the Annual Exhibition every year since, hosting scholars and artists to discuss issues relevant to each Exhibition.
Noël Wolfe, Helen and Agnes Ainsworth Visiting Assistant Professor of American Culture
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
7:00 p.m. Film Screening & Discussion: 13th (2016)
This groundbreaking documentary, directed by Ava DuVernay, offers an in-depth look at the prison system in the United States, revealing the nation’s history of racial inequality. Scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
An introduction to the film and discussion after will be led by Noël Wolfe, the Helen and Agnes Ainsworth Visiting Assistant Professor of American Culture at Randolph College. Wolfe’s research and teaching focus on the intersections between race, gender and law in the United States. At Randolph, Wolfe teaches courses on African American history, the history of incarceration, race and law, and Black music and activism. Wolfe earned a Ph.D. in history from Fordham University with a focus on 20th-century African-American history and her J.D. is from Tulane University Law School.
https://youtu.be/V66F3WU2CKk
(TV-MA; Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.). Refreshments and cash bar (beer/wine) provided.
Mansura Khanam
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
11:00 a.m. Artist Talk: Documenting Family: On the Outside
Mansura Khanam is a visual journalist based in Brooklyn. Born in Sylhet, Bangladesh and raised in New York, she entered the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School, where her fieldwork included legal assistance to refugees. With a growing desire to document what she saw, she shifted to the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program at the International Center of Photography in New York City. Carceral States includes her series On the Outside, a story about those left behind when a mother is incarcerated.
12:00 p.m. Break for lunch
Lesley Shipley, Assistant Professor of Art History
1:30 p.m. Lecture: Judy Chicago’s epic feminist installation, The Dinner Party by Lesley Shipley, Assistant Professor of Art History
An important icon of 1970’s feminist art and a milestone in 20th-century art, The Dinner Party installation at the Brooklyn Museum’s Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is comprised of thirty-nine place settings on a triangular banquet table, each honoring an important woman from history. This work was the inspiration for the Women of York “Shared Dining.” At Randolph, Shipley’s research and teaching interest are in modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on identity, feminism and activism since 1960. She has an M.F.A. from American University and a Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College.
2:15 p.m. Coffee Break
2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: The Women of York: “Shared Dining”
Including four of the Women of York: Tracie Bernardi, Kelly Donnelly, Panna Krom, and Lisette Oblitas-Cruz, as well as Joseph Lea, retired Library Media Specialist from York Correctional Institution who was instrumental in facilitating the creation of “Shared Dining.”
4:00 p.m. Reception
J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
4:00 p.m. Lecture: Food Access and Incarceration by J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
For several years, J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham has helped inmates at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women earn their associate’s degrees. Combining this unique teaching experience with her intellectual work in critical food studies, Jackson-Beckham conducts research in hope of influencing policy pertaining to correctional food systems. Jackson-Beckham received her master’s in communication studies from San Diego State University and Ph.D. in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Light refreshments provided.