Ernest Cole Photographer Colloquium

Africa House was a proud sponsor of the Ernest Cole Photographer Colloquium.

Event Schedule:

1:00 – 3:00 pm: Curating and Writing on South African Photography

3:15 – 5:00 pm: Drum (2004) Film Screening.

Directed by Zola Maseko, starring Taye Diggs, Gabriel Mann, and Tumisho Masha. Accompanied by the jazz rhythms of 1950s Johannesburg, this film focuses on the anti-apartheid movement through the lives of South African investigative reporter Henry Nxumalo and photographer Jürgen Schadeberg—both contributors, along with Ernest Cole, to Drum, a popular black lifestyle magazine. Awarded Best South African Film at the Durban International Film Festival.

Co-sponsored by NYU’s Africa House, Institute of African American Affairs, College of Arts & Science, Department of Art History, Department of Photography & Imaging (TSOA), and Grey Art Gallery.

Speakers:

• Deborah Willis, University Professor and Chair of Photography & Imaging (TSOA), NYU;

• Awam Amkpa, Associate Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis (FAS) and Drama (TSOA), and Director of Africana Studies, NYU;

• C. Daniel Dawson, Faculty Member, Gallatin School, NYU, and IRAAS, Columbia University;

• Tosha Grantham, PhD Candidate in Art History, University of Maryland at College Park;

• Tumelo Mosaka, Independent Curator;

• Brendan Wattenberg, Director of Exhibitions, The Walther Collection Project Space, New York.