A reminder, with further details:
 
When did we become Americans?  1619: The Making of America, a  major conference to be held September 21-22, 2012 in the Norfolk State University New Student Center, marks the start of an effort to lay the groundwork for national dialogues and reinterpretation of major issues that began in 1619.  Three events marked a significant transformation for the history of the nation 12 years after the founding of Jamestown: The first official arrival of Africans to colonial America; the founding of America’s first legislative body, the House of Burgesses; and the establishment of a viable economy based on tobacco. 

The conference is the first in a series of multi-disciplinary colloquia, round-table discussions, and publications commemorating 1619 as the benchmark for the development and evolution of American society.  Discussions will focus on African diaspora backgrounds, creolization, images and identities, religious syncretism, culinary traditions, and cultural interactions.  Participants will include American Indians and internationally-known scholars from such institutions as Boston University, Johns Hopkins, Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, William and Mary, Old Dominion, and Norfolk State. A Middle Passage Project libation ceremony presented by Native Americans will highlight the event.
 
A poster and a program for the two-day conference are attached.  We ask that you encourage your students and friends to attend as much of the conference as feasible.  While there is a small charge for full registration with meals, students may attend individual sessions at no cost to themselves; tickets for them will be available onsite at the conference.
 

Registration is required for those desiring full participation and meals. To register, and for more information, visit http://www.nsu.edu/1619.

 

1619 Conference Schedule
 
 
Friday, September 21 - A Big, Familiar, and Mobile World
 
8:00-                        Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.            Welcome – Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Conference Chair, Norfolk State University
                        Opening Prayer – Chief Stephen Adkins, Chickahominy Tribe
                        Greetings by the Honorable Molly Ward, Mayor, City of Hampton
9:30 a.m.            Greetings by NSU President/Provost
9:45 a.m.            Morning Scholarly Presentations
·      “The Twenty and Odd Negars,” Dr. John Thornton, Professor of History, Boston University
·       “Queen Njinga a Mbandi: History, Gender, Memory and Nation in Angola and Brazil,” Dr. Linda Heywood, Professor of History, Boston University
10:30 a.m.            Break (15 min.)
10:45 a.m.            Break-out sessions
138A            Rendering of American Indian Images
How have images of American Indians, particularly the Virginia Indians, been depicted? How did 1619 begin transforming American Indian culture?
·      Facilitators:
Chief Lynette Allston, Chief, Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia
Mr. Bill Wiggins, Hampton University
Ms. Karenne Wood, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
                        138B            The Columbian Exchange and the Iberian Legacy in 1619
                                    How did Spain and Portugal play a role in 1619? What transnational networks, including the experiences between African-Americans and Latinos have on the American colonial experience, family social history, the African Diaspora, and race-relations?
·         Facilitators:
Dr. James Allegro, Norfolk State University
Dr. Richard Bond, Virginia Wesleyan University
                        138C            Novelists, Griots, Travel Writers, and Keepers of Sacred Stories
                                    How did Africans, American Indians, and Europeans remember 1619 and its aftermath? What can these accounts tells us about each culture's values, priorities, and perspectives? What were the literary translations of 1619 and its aftermath in America?
·         Facilitators:
Dr. Jody L. Allen, College of William and Mary
        Dr. Imtiaz Habib, Old Dominion University
        Dr. Cathy Jackson, Norfolk State University
        Mr. Calvin Pearson, Project 1619 Inc.
12:00 noon            Lunch
12:30 p.m.            Speaker –Dr. Corey D. B. Walker, Brown University, "Let Us See Our Friends and Brethren": Constructing Freedom in the Political Languages of the "New World."
                        Announcements – Mr. Calvin Pearson on “Project 1619”
– Dr. Linda Heywood and Dr. John Thornton on the African American Lives Project
1:15 p.m.            Break (15 min.)
1:30 p.m.            Afternoon Scholarly Presentations
·  “Comparing the Colonial Paradigms in British and Latin America,” Dr. Ben Vinson, II, Professor of Latin American History and former Director of the Center for Africana Studies at The Johns Hopkins University
·  “Trading People, Trading Ideas: Slavery, Politics, and Culture,” Dr. Peter Wallenstein, Professor of History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2:15 p.m.            Break-out sessions
138A            Consuming the Global Marketplace: Creating an American Foodway
When the 3 major cultures (African, American, and European) intersected in Virginia, how did this cultural synthesis change the way people consumed food? How did these different groups perceive food in their culture?
·      Facilitators:
Dr. William Alexander, Norfolk State University
Dr. James Allegro, Norfolk State University
Jim La Fleur of William and Mary
Dr. Camellia Okpodu, Norfolk State University
            138B            The Creolization of America: Beyond Black, White and Red
How did 1619 impact Native American, African, and European American cultures? In what way did the House of Burgesses grapple with the issues of how 1619 introduced the politics of race into American society?
·      Facilitators:
Mr. Robert Watson, Hampton University
138C            Becoming American and the Spirit Voice: Identity Politics, Gender Roles and Religion in the Colonial Chesapeake
How did 1619 begin to transform our understanding of family and gender roles? How did the introduction of different religions change the face of America and frame identity?
·      Facilitators:
Dr. Joanne M. Braxton, College of William and Mary
Dr. Sel Harris, Norfolk State University
Dr. Stephanie Richmond, Norfolk State University
3:45 p.m.            Break (15 min.) and Afternoon Snacks
4:00 p.m.            Facilitator Recap of Panel Discussions
4:45 p.m.            Performance - Legacy of Weyanoke presentation
 
 
 
 
Saturday, September 22 - Creole and Cosmopolitan
 
8:00-                        Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.            Welcome – Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Conference Chair, Norfolk State University
                        Opening Prayer – Chief Lynette Alston, Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia
Greetings by The Honorable Algie Howell, Jr., 90th District, Virginia House of Delegates
9:30 a.m.            Greetings by NSU President/Provost
9:45 a.m.            Morning Scholarly Presentations
·         “Comparing the Colonial Paradigms in British and Latin America,” Dr. Ben Vinson, II, Professor of Latin American History and former Director of the Center for Africana Studies at The Johns Hopkins University
·         “Trading People, Trading Ideas: Slavery, Politics, and Culture,” Dr. Peter Wallenstein, Professor of History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
10:30 a.m.            Break (15 min.)
10:45 a.m.            Break-out sessions
138A            Virginia African American Museums and Historic Sites Network Annual Meeting [SPECIAL FEATURE]
The featured guest speaker will be Dr. Michael Blakey, Director of the Institute for Historical Biology, College of William and Mary and Director of the “Remembering Slavery, Freedom and Resistance” Project.
                        138B            Novelists, Griots, Travel Writers, and Keepers of Sacred Stories
                                    How did Africans, American Indians, and Europeans remember 1619 and its aftermath? What can these accounts tells us about each culture's values, priorities, and perspectives? What were the literary translations of 1619 and its aftermath in America?
·      Facilitators:
Dr. Jody L. Allen, College of William and Mary
      Dr. Imtiaz Habib, Old Dominion University
Dr. Cathy Jackson, Norfolk State University
Dr. Peter Wallenstein, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
138C            Becoming American and the Spirit Voice: Identity Politics, Gender Roles and Religion in the Colonial Chesapeake
How did 1619 begin to transform our understanding of family and gender roles? How did the introduction of different religions change the face of America and frame identity?
·      Facilitators:
Dr. Joanne M. Braxton, College of William and Mary
Dr. Stephanie Richmond, Norfolk State University
Dr. Sel Harris, Norfolk State University
Mr. Robert Watson, Hampton University
12:00 noon            Lunch
12:30 p.m.            Speaker – Dr. Corey D. B. Walker, Brown University, "Let Us See Our Friends and Brethren": Constructing Freedom in the Political Languages of the "New World."
Announcements – Calvin Pearson on “Project 1619”
–  Dr. Linda Heywood and Dr. John Thornton on the African American Lives Project
1:15 p.m.            Break (15 min.)
1:30 p.m.            Afternoon Scholarly Presentations
·      “The Twenty and Odd Negars,” Dr. John Thornton, Professor of History, Boston University
·      “Queen Njinga a Mbandi: History, Gender, Memory and Nation in Angola and Brazil,” Dr. Linda Heywood, Professor of History, Boston University
2:15 p.m.            Break-out sessions
138A            Consuming the Global Marketplace: Creating an American Foodway
When the 3 major cultures (African, American, and European) intersected in Virginia, how did this cultural synthesis change the way people consumed food? How did these different groups perceive food in their culture?
·      Facilitators:
Dr. William Alexander, Norfolk State University
Dr. James Allegro, Norfolk State University
Dr. Camellia Okpodu, Norfolk State University
138B            Rendering of American Indian Images
How have images of American Indians, particularly the Virginia Indians, been depicted? How did 1619 begin transforming American Indian culture?
·      Facilitators:
Chief Lynette Allston, Chief, Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia
Mr. Bill Wiggins, Hampton University
Ms. Karenne Wood, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
                        138C            The Columbian Exchange and the Iberian Legacy in 1619
                                    How did Spain and Portugal play a role in 1619? What transnational networks, including the experiences between African-Americans and Latinos have on the American colonial experience, family social history, the African Diaspora, and race-relations?
·               Facilitators:
                        Dr. James Allegro, Norfolk State University
3:45 p.m.            Break (15 min.) and Afternoon Snacks
4:00 p.m.            Facilitator Recap of Panel Discussions
4:45 p.m.            Conclusion:  Ritual of Remembrance Ceremony
Conducted by Priest Ogunjimi
 
 
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