/PRNewswire/ How does our understanding of American history and culture change when viewed through the eyes of Black women? How should we incorporate Black.
Tera W. Hunter is a professor in the history department and department of African American studies at Princeton University. She is the author of Bound in
The Humanities Council is pleased to host a Belknap Global Conversation with award-winning director and screenwriter Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and Princeton faculty Anne Cheng (English), Steven Chung (East Asian Studies), Thomas Hare (Comparative Literature), and Gavin Steingo (Music). Hamaguchi is among the most thoughtful and original filmmakers working in global cinema today. Across diverse genres, technical experimentations, and production modalities, he has forged a vision of how film can capture the pitfalls and promises of human communication. His most recent film, the hypnotic and challenging Drive My Car (2021), won multiple international awards, including Best Screenplay at the 74th Cannes International Film Festival and Best International Feature at the 94th Academy Awards. Thomas Hare (Comparative Literature) will introduce the speakers, after welcome remarks by Humanities Council Acting Chair Tera W. Hunter (History, African American Studies). The Belknap Global Conversation is c