UCLA professor to speak at The Grace
A noted professor from the University of California , Los Angeles will present a special lecture, Thursday, January 26 at The Grace Museum.
Dr. Caroline Streeter, Assistant Professor, Department of English and Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, will present a lecture titled, "Crowning Glories: The Tradition of Black Women's Church Hats" beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The lecture is being presented in conjunction with Hats: Hallelujah! Tradition, Faith and Fashion Mingle at Church, an exhibit of black women's church hats currently on display in The Grace's 2nd Floor Gallery C. Streeter will focus on the hats as expressions of individuality, community and faith.
Streeter, who has a joint appointment in the Department of English and the Center for African American Studies, was born Alsace ( France ), and while growing up, lived in Germany , California , New York , Saudi Arabia , Salzburg , and Paris .
Her research and writing have prepared her to teach courses not only in African American literature, comparative American ethnic literature, and feminist criticism, but also in the visual arts and popular culture.
Streeter has lectured at The Grace on Folk Art (March 2001); African American Quilts (January 2003); and, in February 2004, presented a lecture on actress Halle Berry and the Politics of Race in Contemporary Hollywood.
Streeter's lecture is funded by a grant from Humanities Texas, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Hats: Hallelujah! is sponsored by the Dian Graves Owen Foundation, Humanities Texas, First Financial Bank, N.A., Dr. Angela Nicolini, Neomia M. Banks, State Farm Insurance, Gonzales Tile, Greater Abilene Ministers Alliance , ICAN, Southwest Home Health Care, Rose and Carl Turner, and West Texas Women on the Move.
The Grace Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Thursday. Admission is free Thursday evening after 5 p.m.
For more information, please call Dan Carpenter at 325.673.4587
Dr. Caroline Streeter, Assistant Professor, Department of English and Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, will present a lecture titled, "Crowning Glories: The Tradition of Black Women's Church Hats" beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The lecture is being presented in conjunction with Hats: Hallelujah! Tradition, Faith and Fashion Mingle at Church, an exhibit of black women's church hats currently on display in The Grace's 2nd Floor Gallery C. Streeter will focus on the hats as expressions of individuality, community and faith.
Streeter, who has a joint appointment in the Department of English and the Center for African American Studies, was born Alsace ( France ), and while growing up, lived in Germany , California , New York , Saudi Arabia , Salzburg , and Paris .
Her research and writing have prepared her to teach courses not only in African American literature, comparative American ethnic literature, and feminist criticism, but also in the visual arts and popular culture.
Streeter has lectured at The Grace on Folk Art (March 2001); African American Quilts (January 2003); and, in February 2004, presented a lecture on actress Halle Berry and the Politics of Race in Contemporary Hollywood.
Streeter's lecture is funded by a grant from Humanities Texas, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Hats: Hallelujah! is sponsored by the Dian Graves Owen Foundation, Humanities Texas, First Financial Bank, N.A., Dr. Angela Nicolini, Neomia M. Banks, State Farm Insurance, Gonzales Tile, Greater Abilene Ministers Alliance , ICAN, Southwest Home Health Care, Rose and Carl Turner, and West Texas Women on the Move.
The Grace Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Thursday. Admission is free Thursday evening after 5 p.m.
For more information, please call Dan Carpenter at 325.673.4587
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