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Academic Relevance:
From Art History to
Black Studies

Library Acquisition: Essential Film for Diverse Academic Collections

Institutions • Libraries

Art History 

Department

  • Offers a diverse perspective on Renaissance art and representation

  • Encourages critical examination of how diversity and Blackness have been depicted in classical artworks

  • Could attract new students by highlighting underexplored aspects of art history

  • Prompts reflection on how we view and interpret diversity in historical art

History

Department

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  • Provides insight into the little-known history of Black presence in 16th century Europe

  • Develops understanding of slavery's history and impact

  • Illuminates historical roots of contemporary European racial dynamics and debates

  • Offers new perspectives on Renaissance-era European society and culture

Africana and Black Studies

Department

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  • Expands knowledge of early African presence and influence in Europe

  • Contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the global Black experience

  • Highlights underexplored chapter in Black history predating the transatlantic slave trade

Modern Languages

Department

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  • Linguistic and cultural enrichment

  • Exposure to multiple European languages

  • Understanding of cultural and linguistic variations across different European regions

University Screenings Tour 2025

• February 3 - University of Toronto Mississauga (Canada)
• February 4 - Brock University (Canada)
• February 5 - University of Guelph (Canada)
• February 11 - Rochester Institute of Technology (New York)
• February 12 - Michigan State University (Michigan)
• February 14 - University of California, Berkeley (California)
• February 18 - University of California, San Diego (California)
• February 20 - San Diego State University (California)
• February 21 - California Polytechnic State University (California)
• February 24 - Chapman University (California)
• February 26 - University of San Francisco (California)
• February 27 - University of California, Santa Barbara (California)
• March 3 - Wake Forest University (North Carolina)
• March 4 - Duke University (North Carolina)
• March 6 - University of Tennessee (Tennessee)
• March 10 - Morgan State University (Maryland)
• March 12 - Brigham Young University (Utah)
• March 14 - University of Georgia (Georgia)
• March 17 - Kennesaw State University (Georgia)
• March 18 - Georgia State University (Georgia)
• March 19 - Princeton University (New Jersey)
• March 20 - Franklin & Marshall College (Pennsylvania)
• March 25 - Pennsylvania State University (Pennsylvania)
• March 26 - University of Cincinnati (Ohio)
• March 27 - University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
• March 28 - Carnegie Mellon University (Pennsylvania)
• March 31 - Washington, D.C.
• April 1 - University of Baltimore (Maryland)
• April 2 - Towson University (Maryland)
• April 3 - University of Arkansas (Arkansas)
• April 9 - New Mexico State University (New Mexico)
• April 11 - Indiana University (Indiana)
• April 15 - Santa Clara University (California)
• April 16 - University of California, Davis (California)
• April 22 - University of Massachusetts Boston (Massachusetts)
• May 7 - Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)
• May 13 - ETH Zurich (Switzerland)

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