University of Chicago 2006 Oscar Micheaux Lecture Series:
Coco Fusco's "a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert"
DATE: Thursday, February 9, 2006
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Film Studies Center, Cobb Hall Rm. 307
The University of Chicago's 2006 Oscar Micheaux Lectures on Race and Media present in cooperation with the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture; the Committee on Cinema and Media Studies; and the Film Studies Center:
Screening and Discussion with Coco Fusco, Filmmaker and Associate Professor of Art, Columbia University
Introduction by Jacqueline Stewart, Associate Professor, Committee on Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago
One of the most prominent American artists working in contemporary visual culture, Coco Fusco explores issues of race, gender, and cultural colonization through film, performance, and text. "a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert" is the story of an FBI agent who confesses his involvement in the nation-wide search for Angela Davis, the black philosopher who was fired from UCLA in 1969 at the order of then governor Ronald Reagan. In 1970 she was placed on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted List" after which she went underground. During the two months that Davis was a fugitive, hundreds of other women were incorrectly identified by law enforcement officials and many were arrested as Miss Davis. Her case culminated in one of the most famous trials in recent history. She was acquitted of all charges in 1972.
This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. Persons with a disability needing assistance should contact CMS at 773.834.1077.
