Tag: migration

Policy experts discuss urgent issues of migration at Block Museum [Video]

Bynublockmuseum April 17, 2019 0 Comments
As explored in the Block Museum 2019 exhibitions Caravans of Gold and The Leopard (Western Union Small Boats), nations around the world have long been shaped by migration. On February 28, 2019 the museum hosted a panel to examine urgent issues of migration taking place in the US, Chicago, and Evanston. Drawing upon a range of perspectives, the panel considered the ethics of witnessing,...

Saharan Crossing: Galya Ben-Arieh on The Realities of Migration Today

Bynublockmuseum February 20, 2019 0 Comments
In conjunction with the exhibition Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time, the Block Museum is pleased to partner with leaders from around the University.  Galya Ben-Arieh is professor of instruction in political science. Her research centers on the rights and processes of refugee protection and the role of law in settlement and inclusion in host societies and comparative constitutional theory and...

Histories of African migration explored by renowned contemporary artist Isaac Julien

Bynublockmuseum January 31, 2019 0 Comments
The Block Museum of Art presents Isaac Julien’s The Leopard (Western Union: Small Boats) through April 14 The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University is pleased to announce its presentation of artist Isaac Julien’s groundbreaking 2007 video installation The Leopard (Western Union: Small Boats) running January 26 through April 14, 2019. The renowned work presents a lyrical and visceral...