Speaker: Dr. Nik Heynen
Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Geography
University of Georgia
Geography Colloquium: Re-Earthing Sapelo: Abolition Ecology and the Struggle to Save the Land
Thursday, November 2, 2023
3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8)
Fine Arts Building B, Room 105
University of Florida
Abstract: Since 1803, fourteen generations of Gullah Geechee people on Sapelo Island have fought for their freedom, working to preserve their culture, which they see as intimately connected to the land. In this talk, I will discuss ideas central to abolition ecology and the organizing struggles central to fighting cultural genocide on Sapelo Island. More specifically, I will discuss the emergence of solidarity through a vision proposed by Mrs. Cornelia Walker Bailey. a Saltwater Geechee griot, and how her son, Maurice, now leads an effort to revive a series of heritage crops as a strategy to promote economic development and cultural preservation.
Public Lecture: Echoes of “Bombingham”: The Longue Durée of Racial Terror and Geographies of White Menace
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
Friday, November 3, 2023
2:00-3:30 PM
Reitz Union, Senate Chamber
University of Florida
All are welcome to attend.
For more information, email Dr. Jane Southworth at jsouthwo@ufl.edu.