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DESCRIPTION:Join the San Francisco Public Library and the McEvoy Foundation for the 
 Arts for a conversation with artist Isaac Julien, as well as Celeste-Marie 
 Bernier, Judith Butler \non Julien's work exploring the legacy of Fredrick 
 Douglass and the influence of \nkey historical figures featured in  his 
 installation, "Lessons of the Hour: Frederick Douglas".\n\nDATE: Thursday, 
 3/4/2021 @ 12:00 - 1:30 PM PT\n\nRSVP: 
 https://sfpl.org/events/2021/03/04/panel-celeste-marie-bernier-judith-butler-and-isaac-julien-conversation\n\n\nWhile 
 widely acknowledged as an icon of abolitionism, Frederick Douglass 
 (1818–1895) is less understood as an early figure in the intersectional 
 pursuit of human rights, a dissonance which informed filmmaker and artist 
 Isaac Julien’s immersive moving-image art installation "Lessons of the 
 Hour—Frederick Douglass" (2019). \n\nIn this wide-ranging conversation, 
 Julien is joined by the celebrated philosopher and educator Judith Butler 
 and acclaimed Douglass scholar Celeste-Marie Bernier to explore Douglass’ 
 legacy as well as the influential role of figures on his artistic work such 
 as his wife Anna Murray-Douglass, the suffragettes and others important to 
 his life and voice. Butler’s renowned scholarship in the fields of 
 philosophy, ethics and feminist, queer and literary theory guides her 
 moderation of the conversation.\n\nThe West Coast premiere of Lessons of 
 the Hour (October 14, 2020 – March 13, 2021) at McEvoy Foundation for the 
 Arts in San Francisco has been closed due to COVID 
 (https://www.mcevoyarts.org/). \n\nTo view online images from Julien's work 
 "Lessons for the House: Fredrick Douglas", \ngo to: 
 https://www.isaacjulien.com/projects/37/\n\n\nJudith Butler\nCurrently the 
 Maxine Elliot Professor of Comparative Literature at University of 
 California, Berkeley, Butler’s theories have compelled generations of 
 activists, artists and students to grapple with notions of gender 
 performativity, individualism and power. \n\nCeleste-Marie Bernier\nAs 
 professor of United States and Atlantic Studies at the University of 
 Edinburgh, Bernier specializes in the literatures, histories, politics, 
 visual cultures and philosophies of women, men and children living in the 
 African Diaspora. Julien worked closely with Bernier on Lessons of the 
 Hour’s narration to construct “tableaux vivants” that reimagine 
 Douglass’ relationships to a range of key historical figures, including 
 Murray-Douglass, his second wife Helen Pitts and the suffragette Susan B. 
 Anthony\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/05/18839771.php
SUMMARY:Conversation w/ Issac Julien on His Artistic Work, "Lessons of the Hour: Fredrick Douglas"
LOCATION:Online event
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/05/18839771.php
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