Essential Resource for Renaissance, Black, and European Studies | University Film
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Academic Relevance:
From Art History to
Black Studies

Library Acquisition: Essential Film for Diverse Academic Collections

book your campus event at screenings@dotherightfilms.nyc

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​ We Were Here is important for the young people because the youth don’t spend enough time thinking about the past anymore. The film resonated with young people well because the stories are told in a very creative, artistic way.

--- The Daily Beacon

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

• November 10 - University of California, Los Angeles (California)
• November 4 - The University of the South (Tennessee)
• October 30 - Hamilton College (New York)
• October 28 - Gustavus Adolphus College (Minnesota)
• October 27 - Macalester College (Minnesota)
• October 23 - Wexner Center for the Arts (Ohio)
• October 22 - Fairfield Museum (Connecticut)
• October 21 - Boston College (Massachusetts)
• October 20 - Bowdoin College (Maine)
• October 8 - University College London (United Kingdom)
• October 7 - Durham University (United Kingdom)
• October 2 - Soho House (United Kingdom)
• September 29 - Wake Forest University (Italy)
• September 17 - Syracuse University (Italy)
• May 13 - ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
• May 7 - Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)
• April 22 - University of Massachusetts Boston (Massachusetts)
• April 16 - University of California, Davis (California)
• April 15 - Santa Clara University (California)
• April 11 - Indiana University (Indiana)
• April 9 - New Mexico State University (New Mexico)
• April 3 - University of Arkansas (Arkansas)
• April 2 - Towson University (Maryland)
• April 1 - University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Maryland)
• March 31 - Washington, D.C.
• March 28 - Carnegie Mellon University (Pennsylvania)
• March 27 - University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
• March 26 - University of Cincinnati (Ohio)
• March 25 - Pennsylvania State University (Pennsylvania)
• March 20 - Franklin & Marshall College (Pennsylvania)
• March 19 - Princeton University (New Jersey)
• March 18 - Georgia State University (Georgia)
• March 17 - Kennesaw State University (Georgia)
• March 14 - University of Georgia (Georgia)
• March 12 - Brigham Young University (Utah)
• March 10 - Morgan State University (Maryland)
• March 6 - University of Tennessee (Tennessee)
• March 4 - Duke University (North Carolina)
• March 3 - Wake Forest University (North Carolina)
• February 27 - University of California, Santa Barbara (California)
• February 26 - University of San Francisco (California)
• February 24 - Chapman University (California)
• February 21 - California Polytechnic State University (California)
• February 20 - San Diego State University (California)
• February 18 - University of California, San Diego (California)
• February 14 - University of California, Berkeley (California)
• February 12 - Michigan State University (Michigan)
• February 11 - Rochester Institute of Technology (New York)
• February 5 - University of Guelph (Canada)
• February 4 - Brock University (Canada)
• February 3 - University of Toronto Mississauga (Canada)

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