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Join us for the first of two one-hour webinars exploring the legacy of Eileen Southern, author of "The Music of Black Americans: A History" and founder and editor of "The Black Perspective in Music." In 1976, Eileen Southern (1920–2002) became the first African American woman tenured in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). Southern played an important institutional role at Harvard. She was central in developing the Department of Afro-American Studies (now African and African American Studies), serving as an early chair, and was on the faculty of the Department of Music, where she taught courses on Black music and Renaissance musical notation. The program will include a short film, "Light the Way Home: Eileen Southern’s Story," which introduces Southern, her work, and her legacy. The film is directed by the Harvard undergraduates Uzo Ngwu ’22 and Daniel Huang ’23, with music by Devon Gates ’23. For a list of speakers and to register, visit the event web page.
Gazette Classification: Conferences, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Film, Humanities, Lecture, Music, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute