Lost in Translation: Meanings of New World Enslavement in Colonial New York
Professor Myra Armstead (History)
Monday, August 21, 2023
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Professor Myra Armstead will be talking about translating the meaning of New World enslavement onto newly arrived African captives in North America, and more specifically, the Hudson River Valley from roughly 1664 to 1800. ""Translation"" will be approached on a number of levels. Besides the most obvious (language acquisition), Professor Armstead will discuss political, cultural, social, and ecological translations. 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
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