15 May 2024
15 May 2024
Amsterdam Museum at the Amstel15 May, 2.30PM to 4.30PM
Prior to the opening of the exhibition Manahahtáanung or New Amsterdam? The Indigenous Story Behind New York, a symposium will take place on Wednesday, May 15. Speakers will include representatives of the Lenape - original inhabitants of the New York area of the United States -, artists and curators of the Amsterdam Museum and the Museum of the City of New York.
Language: English
A phantasmagorical history of Manhatta Island Strawberry Fields, 2024, patricia kaersenhout
Program
Location: Auditorium, Amsterdam Museum, Amstel 51
- 2.30 – 3.00pm Walk-in
- 3.00 - 3.05pm Welcome by Judikje Kiers (director Amsterdam Museum)
- 3.05 – 3.20pm Kick-off by Chief Urie Ridgeway
- 3.20 – 3.45pm Panel 1: with speakers Cory Ridgeway, Brent Stonefish, George Stonefish and Monxo. López. Moderated by curator Tom van der Molen
- 3.45 – 3.50pm Intermezzo
- 3.50 – 4.15pm Panel 2: with speakers patricia kaersenhout, Leonard Harmon, Sherry Huff. Moderated by curator Imara Limon
- 4.15 – 4.30pm Closing words
- 4.30 – 5.10pm Opportunity to visit the exhibition
The symposium will be moderated by Dr. Gian-Louis Hernandez. More information about the speakers will follow soon.
Dr. Gian-Louis Hernandez, photographer: Thijs ter Hart
Moderator: Dr. Gian-Louis Hernandez
Gian-Louis Hernandez is an Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication and Responsible Leadership at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in the Amsterdam School of International Business. He holds a PhD in Communication Science from Universita della Svizzera italiana (USI). He also holds an MA in Global Studies from Universität Humboldt zu Berlin, in collaboration with the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) Argentina. His work has been published in Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, Journal of International Students, and Latino Studies, among others.