In her online lecture "Here, There … Anywhere: Changing Views of Home in the Photographic Work of Artists of the African Diaspora," Rose Ojo-Ajayi, HSS postdoctoral fellow in Art History, speaks about migration, “arrival,” and changing views of home in the photographic work of artists of African descent based in the United States, West Africa, and Britain, in context of the pandemic and recent social protests.

Rose Ojo-Ajayi is an artist, writer, educator, and historian whose work is primarily based in Comparative African Diaspora history, with a focus on the production of visual art created in African American, Black British, and West African societies. Her research is also centered on social movements during the 20th and 21st centuries that includes the Black Power/Black Arts Movements in the United States and Britain as well as the Independence period of West African nations.

Ojo-Ajayi earned her Ph.D. from The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in 2016. She has also written text-based works as a collaborative project with visual artists along with writing for publications such as the Studio Museum in Harlem’s STUDIO magazine, curating and co-curating exhibitions that feature the work of artists of African descent in New York City and London, UK.

This event is open to current Cooper students, faculty, and staff.

Email Associate Dean Nada Ayad for zoom link.