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SUMMARY:Student Colloquium
LOCATION:Flagg Building Salon Doré\, 500 17th Street NW\, Washington DC 20
 006
DESCRIPTION:Students from Prof. Obler and Prof. Akpang's Seminar courses s
 hare their research in short 2-minute presentations.\n\nCelebrate student
  work at this research colloquium centered on current exhibitions at the 
 Brady Gallery. Read more about the exhibitions below:\n\nUnfossilizing Af
 rican Art: Presented after extensive research\, this exhibition recontext
 ualizes African material culture objects held in the GW Collection for ne
 arly 50 years. Led by Assistant Professor Clement Akpang\, 59 students fr
 om four seminar courses offered between Fall 2024 and Spring 2026\, condu
 cted original research to deepen understanding of the university’s holdin
 gs and update how we interpret and exhibit these objects. The exhibition 
 features 37 tangible heritage objects\, ranging from an Egúngún Paaka fro
 m Yorubaland to a Kii [brass pipe]\, attributed to the Baumum people of C
 ameroon\, accompanied by images and video that illuminate their rich hist
 ories. Research on the entire collection is presented in an accompanying 
 illustrated publication.\n\nCracks & Reforms: The 1920s emerged as a deca
 de suspended between collapse and reconstruction\, an era marked by “crac
 ks and reforms” that ushered in a profound reconfiguration of the visual 
 world. During this period marked by civil transformation and political up
 heaval\, artists\, journalists\, and makers had opportunities to reconstr
 uct both individual and collective identities. A century later\, Cracks &
  Reforms presents a distinct cross-section of this period\, revealing\n\n
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