The exhibition addresses the contemporary consequences of the transatlantic slave trade and colonization, inviting reflection on our identities, relationship with the past, and presence in today s world.
The door of no return; the reinvention of belonging; Blackness in Brazil; these topics and more were the focus of this year’s Obermann Humanities Symposium. Presented in Iowa City by the Obermann Humanities Symposium & International Programs Major Project Award, the “Frequências” festival displayed lectures, cinema screenings, interventions, exhibits, and performances by contemporary Afro-Brazilian artists.