Past Event
Friday, May 29, 2020, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
African & African-American Studies Awards Banquet
All over the world from, San Diego
Cost: Free
Honor the outstanding achievements of scholars, students, and administrators who have worked with the UCSD program during this year. Keynote speaker, Professor Preminda Jacob of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will also receive the Teshome H. Gabriel Distinguished Award in African Studies. Professor Jacob's keynote address is titled, "Wall Art: A Comparative Perspective on Street Semiotics in Chennai and Lomé." Preminda Jacob is an art historian of modern and contemporary art, specializing in the social and political aspects of public visual culture and on the history and theory of the art museum. Live event on Zoom.